Letter From Saclepea

By Musa Hassan Bility This week, I want to talk about HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS. Not political alliances. Not endorsements. Not visits. Not telephone calls. Human relationships. I am increasingly troubled by the belief that political…

 By Musa Hassan Bility · This week, I want to talk about our COUNTRY Not George Weah. Not Joseph Boakai. Not CDC. Not CMC. Not even the Unity Party. Liberia. Because almost three years after Liberians voted for change, we…

By Musa Hassan Bility · Around 2019 and 2020, I began returning home more frequently. For nearly thirty years, I had been disconnected from my hometown and many of the communities that shaped my childhood. Coming home was not…

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…