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The Pulitzer Prize board awarded a special citation on Friday to Darnella Frazier, the teenager whose cellphone footage of George Floyd’s murder last summer led to massive protests and sparked a racial recokening in the country.⁠ ⁠ Frazier was 17 at the time she filmed Floyd’s death under the knee of Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, and she testified at Chauvin’s trial where he would eventually be convicted. Her video contradicted the initial police account of Floyd’s death.⁠ ⁠ In announcing the citation, the board said Frazier received the citation for “courageously reporting 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."⁠ ⁠ Read more by clicking the link in our bio.

Darnella Frazier was honored “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,” the Pulitzer Prize Board said. The Pulitzer Prize is the highest honor in journalism. Read more at the link in our bio. (📸: Minneapolis Police Department via AP)

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BREAKING: Darnella Frazier, the teen who recorded a comprehensive video of the killing of George Floyd last May, was recognized Friday by The Pulitzer Prizes. Tap link in bio for more. #georgefloyd #pulitzerprizes #darnellafrazier #video

EURO 2020 has started

Most Swedes would not object to military action to combat gang violence

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿⚽"Overall, this is a squad whose foundations need strengthening towards 2022, or even 2024, rather than one that looks ready to shake up Europe in 2021.⁠ ⁠ "So often England have arrived at major tournaments and over-promised and under-delivered. As a nation, we would excel more by under-promising and over-delivering.⁠ ⁠ "Setting lofty ambitions such as a semi-final place before the first ball is kicked – without putting it into the right context how tough a task that is – risks the same old disappointment"⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in bio⁠ ⁠ #football #england #euro2020 #euro2021

Two Black Students Won School Honors. Then Came the Calls for a Recount.

BuzzFeed News won a Pulitzer Prize for a series of innovative articles that used satellite images, 3D architectural models, and daring in-person interviews to expose China’s vast infrastructure for detaining hundreds of thousands of Muslims in its Xinjiang region. We were also named a finalist for our colossal FinCEN Files investigation into the banking industry. Tap the link in our bio to learn more, and to read the groundbreaking Xinjiang investigation. (📸: BuzzFeed News; Courtesy Alison Killing; Courtesy Christo Buschek)

Darnella Frazier, who recorded the death of George Floyd last year, was given a special citation when the Pulitzer Prizes were announced today https://t.co/3qUtl8sYXp

After serving 32 years in prison for a gang-related murder charge, Lam Hong Le, 54, was paroled in 2019.⁠ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁠ He was a free man… for a few minutes. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were waiting for him outside of the prison that day and took him into custody. Tap link in bio for more. #ice #immigration #lamhongle #news