What You Should Know About The Proud Boys

Who the Proud Boys are and what they stand for is far from the binary thoughts that have recently been published across many media platforms. Here’s what you need to know.

Proud Boys at a pro-Confederate protest in 2019 — Image courtesy of Anthony Crider via Creative Commons

Some of you may know the history of the Proud Boys going back to its founder Gavin McInnes. Also a co-founder of VICE Media, McInnes was forced out by co-founders in 2008 amid what they called creative differences. In…