prude
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The group is active in the Black Lives Matter movement and called for change following the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, who died in police custody in Rochester in 2020.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2024
Police confronted Prude, 41, after his brother called to say the man needed mental health help.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2022
After officers found him running naked through the streets, police video showed that Prude complied with police demands to get on the ground and put his hands behind his back.
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2022
Nick Bairatchnyi was born in the waning days of indie-rock shoulder shrugging, but there’s a big difference between the ’90s slacker ethos and what his band Prude is up to right now.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022
“It would be easier if Percy the Prude weren’t such a creep,” she says.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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