originally from Paynesville city, the republic of Liberia,a small country on the west coast of Africa,I now live in Minneapolis, Minnesota the United states of America. Ever Mindful of the many negative information about my country due largely in part to the almost two decades of civil war, i have created this blog as a means to share with all well meaning people and friends of Liberia, the many positive aspect of my country. I am a Liberian first, and a patriot,I love my country, and i will always be proud of where i came from. duty to my country is paramount in everything i do, therefore only 3 things governs what i do, my God, Country, and family first,every other thing is secondary.
Hello,
I’ve noticed your blog and thought you and your readers might be interested in a recently published book from The Crumpled Press, a small press that makes beautiful books by hand.
Take a Right at the Tank & Other Ways to Get Home
An Illustrated Photo-Journal of Liberia
by J. Nealin Parker
A candid, moving account of the excitement, contradictions, and promise of promoting democracy in post-war Liberia. Beautifully bound and illustrated with original drawings and color plates, the text includes a preface by Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein, former Special Representative of the Secretary General and Coordinator of UN Operations in Liberia.
Publication info:
A second edition of 200
Date: July 2007
ISBN: 978-0-9796969-0-9
Binding: Hand-sewn and perfect bound, color jacket
Papers: Fabriano Murillo 360 gram cover, Mohawk Superfine 80 lb. text, India Batik Solid (endpapers)
Size: 5.25″ x 7.25″
Pages: 63 (plus 7 color photographic plates)
For more information or to order a copy, please visit:
http://www.crumpledpress.org/publications/takearight.html
Great journal! Just added you to our web-link. Would you be interested in cross-blogging?
Can you help us? I along with several other concerned people in my community are fighting the legal system here in Fairview, Oklahoma to try and get 4 sisters from Liberia out of a home where they are being treated as property. The adoptive family’s adult son has admitted to raping one of the girls, they are tied to posts, hit with whatever is at hand, and regularly deprived of food. One of the sisters was given away to a very kind couple who would like the other 4 to join their home. The Department of Human Services claims that since the one child is no longer in the home the problem has been dealt with. The family claims that the abuse only happened to the one sister and not any of the others. The DHS and the judge are buying this story, but we are not. The sister who is not in the home claims that the abuse also happens to the others. Please help!!
i would love to how do i contact you?
HarperCollins is thrilled to introduce THIS CHILD WILL BE GREAT, the memoir of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current Liberian President and Africa’s first elected woman president.
In this memoir, President Sirleaf shares the inside story of her rise to power, from her early childhood; to her experiences with domestic abuse, imprisonment, and exile; to her fight for democracy and social justice. President Sirleaf’s story is one of surviving and thriving in multiple worlds—from her work, travel, and study abroad to her door-to-door election campaign in some of Liberia’s poorest neighborhoods. It is also the story of an outspoken political and social reformist who, despite the dangers, fought against the abuses of forceful, uncompromising dictators to champion change. Her journey from political reformer, to prisoner, to president has proved that true revolution comes not by bloody coup, but by ballot box and political process.
Here is what others are saying about THIS CHILD WILL BE GREAT:
“Sirleaf’s life was remarkable. . . . [A] larger-than-life persona. . . . Sirleaf, who is considered the Obama of Africa, is up to the challenge. . . . With three years left in her presidential term, Sirleaf will have plenty of fodder for a sequel by the time she’s out of office.”
— Forbes
“The first thing to be said about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s THIS CHILD WILL BE GREAT is that it is exceptionally well written, a true story that seems as much a thriller as the remembrances of an ambitious and brave woman. . . . Johnson Sirleaf is candid and clear-eyed in apportioning blame for her country’s collapse, and there is plenty of blame to go around. . . . This timely book, essential for anyone who hopes to understand West Africa in general and Liberia in particular, is a lesson in courage and perseverance. I finished it hoping that the rest of Africa’s troubled nations will find their own versions of ‘Mama Sirleaf.’ ”
— Washington Post
Please contact us if you are interested in receiving a review copy of THIS CHILD WILL BE GREAT by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Thank you,
Julie Daurio
HarperCollinsPublishers
Very cool site. Zoeza Institute helps at-risk foster youth transition to indepent living through long term mentoring. We are in Philly but plan to expand with funding. One of our mentees is from Liberia. Grace is president of the national honor society. She was young when she left Liberia. How do you say thank you in one of the local dialects? I plan to use it in our fundraising letter. thanks!
Phil Cuffey
Executive Director
Zoeza Institute
Dear owner of web page –
My name is Walter Chon and I am a dramaturg, currently working on a play called ECLIPSED by Danai Gurira at the Yale Repertory Theatre.
The plays takes place in Liberia for a couple of months leading up to Charles Taylor’s resignation in August 2003.
It opens at the Yale Rep on the 23rd of October and runs for three weeks.
I thank you for your wonderful web page. It has been tremendous help for my research, especially as I have been introduced to Liberia and its culture working on this production.
I am contacting you to ask a question about an illustration on your webpage, the one with the women, including Susanna Waring-Lewis, sewing the Liberian flag. I was wondering if you could let me know the artist of the illustration. I was fascinated by that illustration and I would like to check more of that artist’s work.
I would truly appreciate your help.
Sincerely,
Walter Chon
Dramaturg
Yale Repertory Theatre
hey walter i am sorry but i do not know the artist of that paintaing, but check this site i am sure u will find it helpful
http://www.liberiaseabreeze.com/
please let me know if i can be of any help…..
hi, my knowlege from liberia is too poor , and i received a helping mail froma person from lliberia .
this person exist in the reality? is name is jumbo emmanuel,
what apened to im in liberia, is alive?and he have family?
if possible can you reply my mail.
thanks.