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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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We address the myths being perpetrated that in any way, shape, or form, that slavery was beneficial to black people, that there was such a creature as a good enslaver, or that slaves were happy and content with their oppressive conditions.... more

In this episode we're all black everything. We're play music about being black. We'll talk about black issues. Highlight systemic racism against black lives. We'll Discuss black history, and do it all unapologetically. In the past few months... more

The knowledge and information. The Abolitionist Music/Poetry. The Voices of the ancestors reclaimed. The news, views, and special guests. The compelling narratives and powerful commentary. The 1st hand testimony from activists at... more

Host Samual Nathaniel Brown is joined by guest Jose Zapata and Victor Forte. Jose went to prison as a teenager. In April he was released. He served 13.5 years. After 31 years, Victor Forte, also a youth offender, has returned and he... more

The parable of the blind men and an elephant is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and imagine what the elephant is like by touching it. Each blind man feels a different part of the... more

Join us for this episode of Tales From the Plantation Nation as our host Samual Nathaniel Brown is joined by guest, Porshe Taylor. As the Founder and Executive Director of Prison From-TheInside-Out, she is making history. Tune in to learn... more

Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity The most dangerous thing in the world "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Tonight we directly address the... more

Join us for this episode of Tales From the Plantation Nation as our host Samual Nathaniel Brown is joined by guest, Porshe Taylor. As the Founder and Executive Director of Prison From-TheInside-Out, she is making history. Tune in to learn... more

Louisiana has embarrassed itself and the entire nation once again by refusing to pass HB 211. The slavery abolition bill. In 2022 Louisiana became the face of national shame by being the only state of 5 who did not pass a slavery abolition... more

Host Samual Nathaniel Brown is joined by guests Chris Lodgson and KJ Muhammad. KJ Muhammad, better known as Friday Jones, is one of three Co-Chairs and a founding member of NAASD Los Angeles. KJ was recently... more

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