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Abolition Today

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  • Hosted by Max Parthas and Yusuf Hassan, Abolition today is a weekly online radio program with specific focus on modern slavery as it is practiced through the 13th amendment of the US constitution and by private for-profit prisons worldwide. Airs live Sundays 7PM EST. 4PM PST and 5 Central. abolitiontoday.org Abolition Today is currently on hiatus for 2024. In his capacity as national campaign coordinator for the Abolish Slavery National network, our host, Max Parthas is currently assisting 18 states and DC with their campaigns to abolish slavery in their constitutions. Please follow him on social media for updates @MaxParthas. We will return as soon as time allows. Meanwhile enjoy our incredibly rich and educational archives.
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Episodes
  • The New Breed with NJ Abolitionists Dennis Febo and Antonne Henshaw

    The New Breed with NJ Abolitionists Dennis Febo and Antonne Henshaw
    Dec 4 2023
    We're joined by NJ slavery abolitionists Dennis Febo and Antonne Henshaw to discuss abolitionist efforts in the state with SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION No. 135.  Antonne Henshaw, is a Rutgers Camden School of Criminal Justice Graduate School Student, The CEO and Founder of Transformative Justice Initiative Creator of “Meet Em at the Gate” one of TJI’s most notable initiatives and a Lead Credible Messenger in New Jersey. Dennis Febo, MAH, is a speaker, community organizer, artist, abolitionist, and CEO and founder Guazabara Insights, LLC. Dennis also founded the New Jersey Credible Messenger movement and the the Amend the 13th movement in NJ, a lobbying strategy to remove the "exception clause" and add anti-slavery language to the New Jersey constitution. Mr. Febo is also a professor of graduate and undergraduate studies in Health Sciences at New Jersey City University. As always, we'll also bring the words of our abolitionists ancestors back to life for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap segment. Abolition Today is available for streaming on all major podcast platforms.
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    2 hrs
  • The New Breed with Jalil Muntaqim

    The New Breed with Jalil Muntaqim
    Nov 27 2023
    This week we're joined by political activist, former member of the Black Panther Party, and the Black Liberation Army who served 49 years in prison, 13th Forward Coalition member Jalil Muntaqim to discuss his trials, tribulation and journey that led him to Slavery Abolition. Of course, we'll have powerful inspiring music, and as always we will bring the voices of the ancestors back to life for a new generation in our Bridging The Gap segment.
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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • The New Breed - California Dreamers

    The New Breed - California Dreamers
    Nov 20 2023
    Continuing with our 2023 "New Breed" interviews, this week our returning guests are Jamilia Land and Samual Nathaniel Brown.  They are two of the lead organizers for the "End Slavery In California Act". On Thursday, 2-16-23 at the CA Capitol they joined Assembly member Lori Wilson in hosting a press conference introducing the legislation. The act is an Assembly Constitutional Amendment that will remove involuntary servitude from the California State Constitution. We'll listen to some of the press conference highlights and discuss the future and history of slavery in California as well as nationwide. Jamilia is co-director of state operations for the Abolish Slavery National Network (ASNN) and a former board member of the March On Foundation. Samual is co founder of the Anti-Violence Safety and Accountability Project, (ASAP) and was the original author of the legislation. Written in his cell while incarcerated with a life sentence. Of course we've got music and poetry to share featuring Tupac Shakur, Knox Brown, Anderson Paak, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. We'll also get back to our Bridging The Gap Segment with "A Warning To The American People From Frederick Douglass". 
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    2 hrs and 1 min
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