@MetropolitanAME Church, which was recently awarded the trademark of the far-right group Proud Boys, is using that trademark to sell t-shirts that say, “Stay Proud, Stay Black” and “Stay Proud, Black Lives Matter.”

@MetropolitanAME Church, which was recently awarded the trademark of the far-right group Proud Boys, is using that trademark to sell t-shirts that say, “Stay Proud, Stay Black” and “Stay Proud, Black Lives Matter.”

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which was recently awarded the trademark of the far-right group Proud Boys, is using that trademark to sell t-shirts that say, “Stay Proud, Stay Black” and “Stay Proud, Black Lives Matter.”

A Black church that now owns the Proud Boys logo is using it to sell shirts

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A historic Black church whose Black Lives Matter sign was destroyed by members of the extremist group Proud Boys is now selling T-shirts using the group’s logo, after the congregation won the Proud Boys trademark as part of a yearslong legal dispute. “Stay Proud, Stay Black” and “Stay Proud, Black Lives Matter,” read the shirts, which the church, Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Washington, put on sa…

Black church selling ‘Proud Boys’ merch after winning trademark, vows to 'never' let the group use their name again

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal in Washington, D.C., won the trademark for the “Proud Boys” in early February.

Black Church Already Selling Proud Boys-Style Merch After Winning Trademark

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church is already selling Proud Boys-styled merchandise after winning the extremist group's trademark.

A Black Church That Now Owns the Proud Boys Logo Is Using It To Sell Shirts

The church's pastor said selling the shirts with the logo is an effort to ‘turn evil to good.’ The post A Black Church That Now Owns the Proud Boys Logo Is Using It To Sell Shirts appeared first on Word&Way.