Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and welcomed American presidents. It made history again this year: Thanks to a lawsuit, Metropolitan AME now controls the trademark to the far-right group known as the Proud Boys. After a pro-Donald Trump rally in December 2020, Proud Boys destroyed the church's Black Lives Matter sign. A judge awarded Metropolitan $2.8 million in damages in 2023. In February the church won use of the group’s name and symbols. The Rev. William Lamar sees the lawsuit as part of his church's civil rights work and legacy.