Letter From Saclepea

Mr. President, Choose Your Legacy Written from Belgium Mr. President, I write today from Belgium, far from the noise of Monrovia, but with Liberia heavily on my mind. I have known you for a long time. That is why I am writing…

By Musa Hassan Bility - (In Philly) An Open Message to CAF President Patrice Motsepe and the Presidents of Africa’s 54 Member Associations President Motsepe, members of the CAF Executive Committee, and presidents of Africa’s…

By Musa Hassan Bility · For nearly two weeks, I have followed the intense exchange between Dr. H. Boima Fahnbulleh, Jr. and Mr. Ian Yhap. At one point, I wished Dr. Fahnbulleh had allowed the matter to end, especially when the…

By Hon. Musa Hassan Bility This week’s Letter from Saclepea comes from Providence, Rhode Island. For nearly two weeks, Liberia’s public conversation has been dominated by drugs and their devastating impact on our country. Yet I…

By Musa Bility Today, we celebrate 179 years of Liberia’s existence as an independent republic. We celebrate our flag, our history, our survival, and the generations of Liberians who refused to allow war, disease, hardship, and…

By Musa Hassan Bility This morning, I have been thinking about one of the saddest habits in Liberian public life. No matter how serious an issue may be, we make noise about it for a few days, promise an investigation, and then let it go…

By Musa Hassan Bility There are moments in life that never leave you. Moments that remain written on your heart, not because you want to remember them, but because you cannot forget them. This is one of those moments. My wife and…

By Musa Hassan Bility There are moments in life that quietly change the way you see the world. Not through speeches, not through books, not through politics, but through memory. Through reflection. Through standing still long enough for…

By Musa Hassan Bility When George Orwell wrote Animal Farm, he was writing about a revolution. But he was also writing about human nature. He was writing about what happens when people overthrow one form of oppression only to create…

Today is Father’s Day in Liberia. In many homes, communities, and African societies, fathers are not always openly celebrated. Their sacrifices are often quiet. Their burdens are often carried in silence. Their struggles are often…