The Slum
We don’t have everything
so the little we have we maintain
in the midst of difficulties,
we muster up the courage
knowing and believing that one day we will make it. Continue Reading
Poverty
Liberia Future Story
Angel decided to speak against the wrongs in the country, some government officers paid some men to beat Angel to death; they beat her up but she managed to escape. She sustained major injuries, her family advised her to stop, but she refused. She told them that a good citizen sacrifices everything to protect and defend their country. After she got treated, she organized a group and they staged a peaceful protest to speak against: Continue Reading
The Obituary of Hope
Monrovia is covered in black, Men moving, women moving—— Children are fed up—— they join the troop too. Boots uprooting everything on the way. Women wearing jeans, with drawings and bravery on their faces. They hold placards in their… Continue Reading
AFRICA, My Fallen Comforter
Mama Africa, From your sweet breast of rich milk, Your children have been healthily nourished. Nourished to walk on this struggling road to success; And that success, they’ve always struggled in vain to achieve. For being successful is as high… Continue Reading
Through the Lens of an African Youth
After more than 60 years of independence, the story of the continent remains a sad one to tell. Though entrepreneurship and the Market in Africa are booming, ordinary Africans across many parts of the continent still struggle to meet basic social needs. Continue Reading
Racism & Sexism at Sajj House
So, in Liberia, a country in Sub-Saharan Africa, there is a place that allows WHITE WOMEN to walk into Sajj un-harassed but doesn’t allow BLACK WOMEN. The only logical takeaway from that is “black women are almost always prostitutes or mostly poor so they shouldn’t be allowed into what is deemed an upstanding institution, unchaperoned.” Continue Reading
