Proud Boys

Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets 5 months in jail

FILE – In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo, Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore. Outside pressures and internal strife are roiling two far-right extremist groups after members were charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.  (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, Enrique Tarrio, has been sentenced to five months…

Proud Boys Founder Sues SPLC Over Hate Group Label

The founder of a far-right men’s group called the Proud Boys is suing the Southern Poverty Law Center for labeling the organization a hate group. Gavin McInnes filed the defamation lawsuit Monday in federal court in Alabama. The lawsuit contends the designation is false and damaged his career. McInnes was a co-founder of Vice Media. He founded the Proud Boys,…