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March 31, 2023

Historically Black D.C. Church Terrorized by Proud Boys in 2020 Seeks Punitive Damages
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Washington, D.C's historically Black Metropolitan AME Church says it's
seeking $22 million in punitive damages from the far-right Proud Boys
group for destroying the church's Black Lives Matter sign in 2020 and
terrorizing Black communities. On Wednesday, church leaders and
congregants testified in a D.C. court that the lawsuit seeks to
permanently deter the Proud Boys from future attacks.


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