The Teen Girl Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder Just Won a Pulitzer
Posted on AllSides June 11th, 2021
From The Left
Darnella Frazier, the teenage girl who filmed the murder of George Floyd on her cellphone last year, has just won an honorary Pulitzer Prize.
The prize, a coveted achievement reserved for the pinnacle in journalism, was announced Friday afternoon. The recording captured Floyd’s final moments and cries of “I can’t breathe,” which galvanized a global protest movement against racism and police brutality.
In the video announcing this year’s winners, Pulitzer commended Frazier for “courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world, highlighting the...
