Darnella Frazier, who pulled out her phone and recorded the police restraint and death of George Floyd, has been awarded a special Pulitzer citation
Among winners of the 2021 Pulitzer Prizes are novelist Louise Erdrich, Malcolm X biographer Tamara Payne and the post-Reconstruction history “Wilmington’s Lie.”The video was seen worldwide and was prominent in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on Floyd’s neck, pinning him to the pavement for more than nine minutes as he said repeatedly that he couldn’t breathe. Chauvin wasof second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Frazier was also honored last year by PEN America, a literary and human rights organization. She was awarded the PEN/Benenson Courage Award. PEN America Chief Executive Suzanne Nossel said at the time: “With nothing more than a cellphone and sheer guts, Darnella changed the course of history in this country, sparking a bold movement demanding an end to systemic anti-Black racism and violence at the hands of police.”
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