Omar Jimenez: On Air And Under Arrest

Omar Jimenez: On Air And Under Arrest

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While covering the protests sparked after George Floyd’s murder in May, CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez was arrested by the Minnesota State Patrol. He was reporting live on the air at the time, and the video of that moment would go viral, as a symbol of racist comportment by the police. Omar Jimenez, who is Afro-Latino, reflects on that moment and talks about the role of his identity in his reporting.