Darnella Frazier, the woman whose cellphone video of George Floyd’s killing by police in Minneapolis prompted outrage across the world, was awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize on Friday for “courageously recording” the murder. The Pulitzer Prize board announced it was awarding Frazier a special citation for the video she shot on May 25, 2020, which showed four now-former Minneapolis police officers restrain Floyd outside the Cup Foods convenience store. One of the officers, Derek… Source link
Read More »Yankees’ Gio Urshela, Clint Frazier named Gold Glove finalists
Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela and outfielder Clint Frazier were named Gold Glove finalists, Rawlings announced on Twitter on Thursday. Urshela joins Chicago White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada and Texas Rangers 3B Isiah Kiner-Falefa as the three players going for the Glove in the American League, while Frazier is joined by Rangers OF Joey Gallo and Baltimore Orioles OF Anthony Santander as the trio going for Gold at RF in the AL. Urshela appeared in 43 of 60 possible games this season for New… Source link
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