The Pulitzer Prize Board awarded a &ldquo;special citation&rdquo; on Friday to the teenager whose video of the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer sparked worldwide protests against racial injustice.
Eighteen-year-old Darnella Frazier was honoured as New York&rsquo;s Columbia University announced the 2021 prestigious journalism awards in a virtual ceremony.
Frazier was being recognised &ldquo;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&rsquo; quest for truth and justice,&rdquo; the citation said.
Frazier was also among the witnesses who testified at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted in April of Floyd&rsquo;s May 25, 2020 murder.
In the video taken by Frazier, Chauvin is seen kneeling for more than nine minutes on the neck of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, as bystanders urge him repeatedly to get off and Floyd says that he can&rsquo;t breathe, before losing consciousness.
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Eighteen-year-old Darnella Frazier was honoured as New York’s Columbia University announced the 2021 prestigious journalism awards in a virtual ceremony.

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