Speaking out. Celebs reacted to Derek Chauvin‘s sentencing for the murder of George Floyd shortly after it was announced on Friday, June 25—and many did not hold back when it came to sharing their candid thoughts.
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Facebook hours after it happened, sparked a reckoning on race in America and demands for an end to police brutality.The video was seen worldwide and was prominent in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on Floyd's neck, pinning him to the pavement for 9 minutes, 29 seconds, as he said repeatedly that he couldn't breathe. Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Speaking out. Celebs reacted to Derek Chauvin‘s sentencing for the murder of George Floyd shortly after it was announced on Friday, June 25—and many did not hold back when it came to sharing their candid thoughts.
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Jordan Moreau Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, Minnesota judge Peter Cahill ruled on Friday.The aggravating factors, such as Chauvin’s abuse of power, added 10 years to the presumptive sentence, Cahill explained.“What the sentence is not based on is emotion or sympathy, but at the same time I want to acknowledge the deep and tremendous pain that all the families are feeling, especially the Floyd family.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 45, is going to prison for murdering George Floyd in May 2020. Chauvin had been found guilty on three counts, consisting of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, on April 20. Chauvin will face 22 and a half years in prison for the murder. The state requires that he serves 15 years of the sentence. On June 2, prosecutors for the State of Minnesota had asked the judge for a minimum 30-year sentence for Chauvin.
Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd.
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Darnella Frazier, the teenager who filmed the killing of George Floyd with her cellphone, won a special award this year from the Pulitzer Prize Board, the committee announced on Friday. She was awarded a special citation «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.» Frazier was 17 when she recorded Floyd's fatal arrest last May
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Darnella Frazier, the teenager who recorded the killing of George Floyd on her cell phone, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize special citation today.
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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorPlaywright Katori Hall has won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for her comedy “The Hot Wing King.” The organization behind journalism’s most prestigious honor also bestowed a special citation on Darnella Frazier, the teenager who videotaped George Floyd’s murder at the hands of Minneapolis police in May 2020.Hall is also a showrunner and executive producer of the Starz drama “P-Valley.” “Hot Wing King” opened Feb.
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