Read This Powerful Statement From Darnella Frazier, Who Filmed George Floyd's Murder
"If it weren't for my video, the world wouldn't have known the truth. I own that," says Frazier, who was 17 at the time. "It made me realize how dangerous it is to be Black in America."
Darnella Frazier, who was 17 when she recorded George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis last year in a clip that would go viral and become a key piece of evidence against his killer, says she's proud of what she did even though it changed the course of her life.
In an Instagram post Tuesday â the first anniversary of Floyd's murder by then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin â the young Black woman acknowledged her role in documenting the killing, which set off global protests for racial justice and police reform.
"Even though this was a traumatic life-changing experience for me, I'm proud of myself. If it weren't for my video,
