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Darnella Frazier, Teen Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder, Wins Special Pulitzer Award

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Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed the killing of George Floyd with her cellphone, won a special award this year from the Pulitzer Prize Board, the committee announced on Friday.

She was awarded a special citation «for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists' quest for truth and justice.» Frazier was 17 when she recorded Floyd's fatal arrest last May by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

She had been walking with her 9-year-old cousin near Cup Foods at the time of his arrest, and recorded Chauvin as he kneeled on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes.

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