Tag: George Floyd

Girl Who Filmed George Floyd’s Murder Wins Pulitzer, Top Journalism Award

Wonuola Olujobi

  The Pulitzers are the most prestigious journalism awards in the US.   A teenager, Darnella Frazier, who filmed the murder of George Floyd by a white police officer has been given a special journalism award by the Pulitzer Prize board. Frazier, now 18, was awarded the citation for her courage, the Pulitzer committee said. Her film spurred protests for racial justice around the world and was used as evidence in the trial that convicted police officer Derek Chauvin.   READ ALSO: Man Kills his NSCDC Fiancee for Money Rituals…

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How US Jury Found Ex-Officer Chauvin, 45, Guilty Of Floyd Murder

Wonuola Olujobi

  Jurors were told they could not return home until they had made their decision. Details have emerged on how United State (US) jury found a former police officer, Derek Chauvin, 45, guilty of murder over the death of African-American George Floyd on a Minneapolis street last year. The 12-member jury took less than a day to reach their verdict, which followed a highly-charged, three-week trial that left Minneapolis on edge. After both sides presented closing arguments on Monday, the jury was isolated in a hotel with no outside contact…

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