and mona lisa leon.oing to do him through history. >> you should do it. >> and have little sayings, for you to look at it every day before you go outside at a party. and you hand it to people and let people read it and you see people dressed in different states of hit. >> that could be the next book. >> the character created by j.b. smoove. my man. enjoyed our talk. >> yes, indeed. >> thanks for watching and as always, keep the faith. ♪ for more information on today's show, visit "tavis smiley" at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley, join us next time, we will see you then. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> good evening from los angeles. i'm tavis smiley. america's war in africa finally coming out of the shadows after the ambush of u.s. troops in niger. and tonight an author takes us inside the militarization of the continent under president obama and what is next for president trump. we are glad you joined us. nick turse on africa in just a moment. ♪ ♪

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