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Ambassador (ret.) Marie Yovanovitch in conversation with Emily Channell-Justice, Director, Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, HURI This event is co-sponsored by the MIT Ukraine Program, a new initiative within the MIT Eurasia Program. In-Person Event  (Livestream: YouTube)

Literati and Hollywood royalty alike were back at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on October 5 for the PEN America Literary Gala, one of the first major indoor and in-person events held by a literary institution since the pandemic began.

Welcome to KAZU's Friday News Roundup for 10/01/21. Here you'll find the top local stories of the week and a few national stories from NPR.

“The Floyd story in particular highlighted not only the essential role of journalists, but the increasing importance of ordinary citizens in the quest for truth and justice,” Pulitzer Prize Board Co-Chair Mindy Marques said.

Darnella Frazier, who pulled out her phone and recorded the police restraint and death of George Floyd, has been awarded a special Pulitzer citation.

Darnella Frazier was cited “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," the Pulitzer Prizes said.

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.

“The Floyd story in particular highlighted not only the essential role of journalists, but the increasing importance of ordinary citizens in the quest for truth and justice,” Pulitzer Prize Board Co-Chair Mindy Marques said.

Darnella Frazier was cited "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."

Teen who recorded Floyds arrest and murder wins Pulitzer nod