As a Monrovia boy—born and raised on McDonald and Benson Streets—I grew up knowing the rhythm of the city, the heartbeat of a ...

Doe (1980-1990): The Promise and Perils of Military Rule Samuel Doe's rise to power in 1980 marked a shift from Americo-Liberian ... freedom of their people." The future of Liberia hinges on ...

“The way the Americo- Liberians lived—building these grand houses for which they needed labor and servants, trying to live like the wealthy people back home, oppressing some of the indigenous ...

One of the greatest inven­tors in American history, Granville T. Woods, is born in Columbus, Ohio. During his life he ...

One is reminded of those people we all know who don’t pay ... In another instance, she briefly explains that Americo-Liberians (the descendants of freed American slaves) did not incorporate ...

It is now our responsibility to correct the course and restore hope to our people." The former president accused the Boakai-led administration of undermining Liberia's democratic gains ...

More kids are hitting the links. According to the National Golf Foundation, 3.7 million young people, ages 6 thru 17, played golf on a course in 2024, an increase of close to 50 percent from five ...

While most of Africa succumbed to European colonial domination during the "Scramble for Africa" in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, two nations—Ethiopia and Liberia—stand out as enduring ...

“It dwarfs the COVID epidemic,” the secretary of health and human services said during an April 20 radio appearance Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a ...

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