Podcast Blackout: Lamenting and Listening in Solidarity with Victims of Police Brutality
Voxology
Voxology
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2020
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Standing in collective lament and solidarity, this episode features a moment of silence and protest as part of the podcast blackout movement—recognizing the loss of Black lives due to police brutality. Tim Stafford speaks on behalf of the Voxology community to affirm their commitment to listening, learning, and mourning with those who grieve. By naming the victims, this episode becomes a space of remembrance and protest against systemic injustice.
Key Themes: • Honoring the lives lost to racial injustice through a spoken memorial. • A public and spiritual practice of lament aligned with the biblical call to mourn with those who mourn. • Centering the importance of listening, empathy, and standing in solidarity with marginalized communities. • Highlighting the church's prophetic role in naming sin and injustice in society.
Reflection Focus: Rather than commentary or discussion, this episode acts as a sacred pause—a responsive act of solidarity through silence and the power of naming.
Call to Action: Take time to reflect, lament, and educate yourself on racial justice. Seek ways to stand alongside communities affected by systemic violence. Subscribe, share, and follow the Voxology Podcast to continue engaging in conversations about justice, faith, and the true mission of Jesus.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone. This is Tim with the Vox podcast. We wanted to participate with the podcast blackout. |
| 0:11.4 | That's going on. It's a small way of protesting alongside of African Americans and people of color who have lost their lives to |
| 0:23.9 | police brutality. And we want to black out and say that we are here to listen. We're here to learn |
| 0:35.5 | and we are here to lament. |
| 0:40.3 | This is obviously not a comprehensive list, |
| 0:46.3 | but these are the names of African Americans |
| 0:50.3 | who have lost their lives to this injustice. |
| 1:00.0 | Eric Garner, John Crawford III, |
| 1:06.0 | Walter Scott, William Chapman II, |
| 1:09.0 | Michael Brown, Tamir Rice |
| 1:12.6 | Dante Parker |
| 1:14.6 | Laquan McDonald Brendan Glenn Jonathan Sanders |
| 1:28.8 | Freddie Blue |
| 1:31.1 | Sandra Bland |
| 1:34.5 | Albert Joseph Davis |
| 1:38.6 | Billy Ray Davis |
| 1:41.6 | Christian Taylor, Troy Robinson, Junior Prosper, LaMontes Jones, Tyree Crawford, Patterson |
| 2:00.0 | Brown, Alonzo Smith, Michael Lee Marshall, Richard Perkins, |
| 2:11.2 | Lavante Biggs, Kevin Matthews, Betty Jones, David Joseph, Janet Wilson, Randy Nelson, Marco Loud, Christopher Davis, Peter Gainesaines Tori Robinson Darius |
| 2:39.0 | Darius Robinson Kevin Hicks |
| 2:44.0 | Willie Tillman Terrell Thomas |
| 2:49.0 | Philando Castile Terence Crutcher, Paul O'Neill, Jordan Edwards, Stefan Clark, Antoine Rose II, Pamela Turner, Dominique Clayton, Christopher Whitfield, Brianna Taylor, |
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