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Teen Who Recorded George Floyd’s Death Awarded With Honorary Pulitzer Prize

<p data-pm-slice&equals;"0 0 &lbrack;&rsqb;">I know that’s right&excl; It’s not every day that someone is awarded a Pulitzer Prize who isn’t a journalist&excl; Many of you are familiar with <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;teen-who-recorded-george-floyds-death-speaks-out-following-derek-chauvins-guilty-verdict&sol;">Darnella Frazier<&sol;a>&period; She is the young woman who recorded the over 8-minute interaction with former Minneapolis Police Officers leading up to the death of George Floyd&period; Darnella also testified during the Derek Chauvin trial this past March&period; Darnella has been recognized for her brave actions&comma; and some have called for her to receive the prestigious honor&comma; including former Pulitzer Prize winner Juror Roy Peter Clark&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roy felt that Darnella should be considered&comma; and he acknowledged &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the material and the creator fall outside the traditional boundaries” of the prizes&comma; but her video has a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;social and ethical purpose&comma; one that aligns with journalistic values&period;” It seems like the Pulitzer Prize board had their ears to the street and took heed to folks advocating for Darnella&period; Today&comma; Pulitzer announced that they are awarding a special citation to Darnella&comma; according to the<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;washingtonpost&period;com&sol;media&sol;2021&sol;06&sol;11&sol;darnella-frazier-pulitzer-george-floyd-witness&sol;"> Washington Post<&sol;a>&period; In a statement&comma; they said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Courageously reporting the murder of George Floyd&comma; a video that spurred protests against police brutality around the world&comma; highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice&comma;&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Darnella has been pretty quiet on social media since Derek Chauvin was convicted for George’s murder&period; At the time&comma; she released a statement on her Facebook page&comma; seeming as a sigh of relief&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I just cried so hard&period; This last hour my heart was beating so fast&period; I was so anxious&comma; anxiety bussing through the roof&period; But to know GUILTY ON ALL 3 CHARGES &excl;&excl;&excl;&comma; &&num;8220&semi;she wrote&period; She continued&comma; &&num;8220&semi;THANK YOU&comma; GOD&period; THANK YOU&period; THANK YOU&period; THANK YOU&period;THANK YOU&period; George Floyd&comma; we did it&excl;&excl; Justice has been served&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Congratulations Darnella&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">Want updates directly in your text inbox&quest; Hit us up at 917-722-8057 or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom"><span class&equals;"s1"><b>https&colon;&sol;&sol;my&period;community&period;com&sol;theshaderoom<&sol;b><&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; 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