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A high school student who took a video, a brief history of technology, and a story of bravery. Also, 7 other things worth your time.

Darnella Frazier is 17 years old. She’s been called “the most influential filmmaker of the century.”

If you don’t recognize her name, Frazier is the young woman who first recorded and shared the video of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis two weeks ago. Her post has been viewed 1.7 million times — along with many millions more video views …