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June 11, 2021 - The death of George Floyd, the riots of African Americans following police violence, black pride was the dominant theme of the Pulitzer, whose winners, in the 22 categories, were announced.

Together with another mainstay of the awards: the pandemic, the year lived with the coronavirus drama. From the Associated Press photographs of the riots in America, to the symbolic image of the embrace with plastic protections between two family members, to the coverage of the New York Times for everything from health to the economic crisis was the story of a year 'behind the data curve '.

Here are the main awards awarded:

, of Minneapolis, won the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news for coverage of

the May 25, 2020

killing

and subsequent civil unrest that affected the city.

Congratulations to @StarTribune.

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- The Pulitzer Prizes (@PulitzerPrizes) June 11, 2021

The

won two Pulitzer Prizes for photography for coverage of protests against racial injustice in the United States and coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Spain.