Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd's murder, won a Pulitzer citation

Darnella Frazier was 17 years old when she filmed Officer Derek Chauvin murder George Floyd by placing his knee on Floyd's neck and asphyxiating him in the course of an unlawfully violent arrest. Since then, her video has been viewed over a billion times, and it was instrumental evidence both in Chauvin's trial and against the proliferation of racist police violence in the United States. 

Over a year later, the Pulitzer Board has awarded Frazier a Special Citation in the 2021 Pulitzer Prize announcement, long held as the most prestigious awards in journalism and among the most prestigious for literary work.  Read more...

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