Teen girl who recorded George Floyd’s final moments receives an award for her bravery

A 17-year-old girl name Daniella Frazier pulled out her phone and hit record on May 25 during the police killing of George Floyd, recently, she has been awarded for her bravery.

Recall that Daniella had gone out to the store with her younger cousin that day when she saw a man handcuffed former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes, in what turned out to be Floyd final moment.

She actually shared the video on Instagram and other social media and it went viral, sparking change in her community, leading to the firing of the four officers involved, a ban on police chokeholds, a federal investigation, and a global protest against police brutality and racism worldwide.

On Tuesday, 8 December, Frazier got awarded for bravery by PEN America, an organization that promotes free expression. She received the organization courage award.

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With a cellphone, pretty Frazier changed the history of her country and made her name by receiving an award from the PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel.

“With remarkable steadiness, Darnella carried out the expressive act of bearing witness, and allowing hundreds of millions around the world to see what she saw,” Nossel’s statement read. “Without Darnella’s presence of mind and readiness to risk her own safety and wellbeing, we may never have known the truth about George Floyd’s murder.”

Frazier is a high school senior in Minneapolis, she thanked the organization for the honor at the virtual gala.

Unimaginably she said that in her 17 years of experience, she wouldn’t have known that she is the one.

She added; it is just a lot to take in, but I couldn’t say thank you enough for everything that’s been coming towards me.