Shawn Dunwoody’s “Unfinished Business” depicts civil rights uprisings in Rochester’s history to show what hasn’t changed.
Daniel Prude
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One RPD officer in the Daniel Prude case faces internal dept. charges
The police department’s conflict counsel determined “potential grounds for legal recourse” against officer Mark Vaughn.
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Free the People Roc renews demands related to Daniel Prude’s death
Thursday, Sept. 2, marked the one year anniversary of the day activists brought Daniel Prude’s death to the public’s attention.
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Local activists push for passing of Daniel’s Law
Free the People ROC has planned an advocacy campaign this week to gain support for Daniel’s Law, which legislators hope to vote on by June 10.
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Daniel Prude probe: Mayor, city officials suppressed info about his death
An independent probe found that officials at the highest levels of city government suppressed information about Daniel Prude’s death.
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Prude’s brother says AG ‘could have done more’
“Do I trust the system? No,” Joe Prude said. “Do I think she could have done more? Yep. And it’s like, where do we go from here?”
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Former RPD chief: ‘It never occurred to me to make Daniel Prude’s death public’
La’Ron Singletary testified that when Mayor Lovely Warren saw the footage of Prude’s arrest, she said she saw “murder.”
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Myra Brown’s call to fight for justice
The Rev. Myra Brown believes in living the Scriptures by standing up for the oppressed and confronting hate.
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Arts advocates finger wag Mayor Warren for use of Daniel Prude mural
Roc Arts United criticizes the mayor for using images of murals of Daniel Prude and Rep. John Lewis in city promotional materials.
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Art and social justice series ‘Black House Narratives’ debuts Thursday
21st Century Arts presents an 11-day, robust program of screenings, visual art, performances, and discussions with activists and artists.
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Warren, Singletary, Lupien to testify in independent Prude investigation
Warren, Singletary and Lupien headline a new round of subpoenas sent out by independent investigator Andrew Celli on Thursday.
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With a generation gap between Black activists, can they find common ground?
A handful of Rochesterians have been working to revive the local chapter of the NAACP, and hope it will be the connective tissue between various organizations.
