This is America

Invisible Choir

Reach Freaks

True Crime

4.7 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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46-year-old Houston native George Floyd’s tragic death at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers galvanized a worldwide movement to end police brutality against Black men and communities of color. His frantic last moments were captured by a passing 17-year-old high school student, and were subsequently broadcast around the entire world. Former MPD Officer Derek Chauvin delicately balanced his knee upon George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 horrifying seconds, until his heart stopped beating. Floyd’s murder has confronted every American with a vitally important and timely question: Do Black lives really matter? Visit Invisible Choir on the web: Patreon - Invisible Choir Premium: https://www.patreon.com/InvisibleChoir Website: https://www.invisiblechoir.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InvisibleChoirPodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invisiblechoir/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InvisibleChoir Written/Audio Sources: A timeline of events leading to George Floyd's death as outlined in charging documents George Floyd Protests: A Timeline How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody | Visual Investigations Watch in full: George Floyd memorial held in Minneapolis for family and friends Mpls. Mayor Jacob Frey Defends Decision To Abandon MPD 3rd Precinct Protesters Breach Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct, Set Fires Inside Owner Of Store Where Police First Made Contact With George Floyd Is Speaking Out RAW VIDEO: Police Fire Flash Grenades At George Floyd Protesters Darnella Frazier Facebook (Full Witness Video) George Floyd was killed on May 25th George Floyd shares an inspirational message #GeorgeFLoyd MN Trial Court Public Access (MPA) - Criminal/Traffic/Petty Witness who was in George Floyd's car says his friend did not resist arrest Inside the Store That Called Police on George Floyd Cup Foods co-owner explains why police were called on George Floyd. Four Minneapolis Officers Fired After ‘Tragic’ Death of George Floyd: Police Chief Minneapolis Banned Warrior-Style Police Training. Its Police Union Kept Offering It Anyway. Minneapolis police rendered 44 people unconscious with neck restraints in five years Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Talks Early Days 18 complaints in 19 years, and a murder charge: What we know about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin State of MN vs Tou Thao Who is Tou Thao, the Hmong American charged in George Floyd’s death? 2 of the police officers charged over George Floyd's deadly arrest had been less than 4 days into the job, their lawyers say 'Make it stop': George Floyd's brother calls on Congress to act over police violence Medical Examiner's Autopsy Reveals George Floyd Had Positive Test For Coronavirus Music & Sound Effect Sources Opening Track: “Solitary Summer” by Dylann Sitts Closing Track: “Let Us Overcome” by Tayler Watts All music and sound effects used with express permission under unlimited blanket license authority from Epidemic Sound ®. Individual sources are available via request at info@invisiblechoir.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Invisible Choir explores detailed depictions of violence and murder and is not appropriate
0:11.5	for all audiences.
0:13.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:30.2	This is America, land of free hope, the brain. This is America, not just a country, but
0:39.2	an idea. This is America, a grand experiment, the land of opportunity. This is America,
0:49.2	one flag, one land, one nation. This is America. In the midst of chaos, she finds her purpose
1:00.2	America.
1:08.2	Eight minutes and 46 seconds might well redefine an entire generation. A generation that
1:15.2	finally had enough. The murder of 46-year-old Houston native George Floyd on a South Minneapolis
1:21.2	street, three police officers kneeling atop his crumpled and handcuffed body. One of them
1:26.2	MPD officer Derek Chauvin delicately balancing all 200 pounds of his body weight precariously
1:32.2	on George Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. The graphic images of Floyd's
1:39.2	murder have traveled around the world thanks to quick thinking 17-year-old high school
1:43.2	student Darnela Frazier. This is just one story among literally thousands of black men
1:49.7	ultimately suffering death at the hands of police. But George Floyd's story is different
1:55.7	because unlike human beings who lie, cheat, and steal, all in a single breath, no matter
2:00.7	the profession, no matter the uniform. The video of George Floyd's death has confronted every single
2:06.7	one of us with a brutal, undeniable truth that to many Americans, black lives simply do not
2:13.7	matter, and perhaps more alarmingly, neither do black deaths at the hands of police.
2:33.7	George Perry Floyd often referred to as a gentle giant with a quiet, reserved personality
2:39.2	by close friends and family, stands a muscular six feet six inches tall. Usually work security
2:45.2	Tuesday nights at Minneapolis's El Nuevo rodeo nightclub, the self-proclaimed Mexican music
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