{"id":10169,"date":"2021-01-19T10:01:53","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/01\/19\/ahead-of-pro-trump-protest-proud-boys-leader-arrested-for-burning-blm-banner-at-black-church-2\/"},"modified":"2021-01-19T10:01:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T10:01:53","slug":"ahead-of-pro-trump-protest-proud-boys-leader-arrested-for-burning-blm-banner-at-black-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/19\/ahead-of-pro-trump-protest-proud-boys-leader-arrested-for-burning-blm-banner-at-black-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest, Proud Boys Leader Arrested for Burning BLM Banner at Black Church"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As thousands are expected to descend on Washington, D.C., to join far-right protests over the election results Wednesday, the leader of the Proud Boys hate group, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested on property destruction charges for burning a Black Lives Matter banner off a historically Black church during similar protests last month. Many churches have requested extra protection, and the Metropolitan AME Church is suing the Proud Boys. “Sadly, our nation has a very dark and sordid history of targeting historically Black churches,” says Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, who represents the church in its lawsuit. “We will use civil rights law as a way of sending a message to extremists that they are not above the law and will be held accountable for their dangerous, toxic and dark actions.” <\/p>\n

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