Photos: AP photographers win Pulitzer for US racial injustice protest coverage
A team of 10 Associated Press photographers won the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of racial injustice protests in the US. The photographers had captured the drama and raw emotion of protests that roiled US cities after the May 2020 death of Floyd, a Black man murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. A look at images from the series of photographs by The Associated Press that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.
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A protester carries a US flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Julio Cortez / AP Photo)
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Bystanders watch as police walk down a street May 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minneapolis. (John Minchillo / AP Photo)
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A protester raises her fist in the air next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, May 30, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd.(Ringo H. W. Chiu / AP Photo)
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A demonstrator stares at a National Guard solider as protests continue over the death of George Floyd, June 3, 2020, near the White House in Washington, D.C.(Alex Brandon / AP Photo)
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