On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Netfa Freeman, an analyst at the Institute for Policy Studies and a coordinator with the Black Alliance for Peace, to discuss the Donald Trump administration's Africa policy, how these policies connect to Washington's historical exploitation and meddling in African affairs, and the brazen nature of the Proper Africa plan which seeks to head off Chinese influence on the continent.
In the second segment Vijay Prashad, Director of the Tri-Continental Institute joins to talk about US-Taliban talks in Afghanistan, what US troop removal from the country will mean for China, the current ongoing political and economic crisis in Venezuela, and President Maduro's need for material support in order to stay in power.
In a special third segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Kimberly Cox Marshall, the daughter of former Black Panther “Field Marshal” Don Cox, and author of the foreword to Don’s upcoming memoir, "Just Another Nigger: My Life in the Black Panther Party", which is available February 1st.
Later in the show, Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Jamarl Thomas, political analyst and host of the Progressive Soapbox, to talk about efforts to remove a George H.W. Bush statue from the campus of Hampton University, Senator Cory Booker's chances in the 2020 Presidential race, Kamala Harris's background as a prosecutor, Elizabeth Warren's apology to Cherokee Nation, rapper Tekashi69's guilty plea and the ongoing coup attempt in Venezuela.