Letter From Saclepea

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…

By Musa Hassan Bility I grew up seeing Africa as a continent in search of freedom. Across the continent and across the world, Black people were fighting for dignity, independence, justice, and equality. African nations were breaking the…

By Musa Hassan Bility Some of you have read Animal Farm. Many of you have heard of Benjamin, the old donkey. He was perhaps the wisest animal on the farm. He saw through every lie. He understood every deception. He knew when the pigs…

By Rep. Musa Hassan Bility One of the greatest tragedies of Liberia is that we have been blessed with abundant natural resources for more than a century, yet we have failed to build the institutions, systems, and human capacity needed…

By Musa Hassan Bility As Liberia slowly turns the corner and we stare another election in the face, we must ask ourselves one painful but necessary question: What do we do with the tribal and religious bigots who continue to poison our…