MINNEAPOLIS: The teenager who pulled out her cell phone and recorded the police restraint and death of George Floyd, helping to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice, was awarded a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes on Friday.

Darnella Frazier was cited 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 Prizes said.

Frazier was 17 when she recorded the arrest of Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, on May 25 last year. Her video, which she posted to Facebook hours after it happened, sparked a reckoning on race in America.

Published in Dawn, June 12th, 2021