Friday, March 4th , is the new deadline for submitting proposals for the Liberians Studies Association 53rd annual conference to be held virtually this year from April 21-23, 2022. The theme is Assessing the Past [...]
View the February 9, 2022, webinar "Repatriates, Recaptives and African Abolitionists: The Untold Story of Liberia’s Founding in 1822", led by C. Patrick Burrowes. Dr. Burrowes uncovered in August 2021 a handwritten document, missing since [...]
We wish you a festive holiday season and a peaceful New Year in the spirit of unity.
January 10, 2022, is the proposal deadline for papers, panels, and roundtables for the conference scheduled to take place at the Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas from April 21-23, 2021. The conference theme is: [...]
Some Liberians see Thanksgiving as a holiday imposed by 19th century settlers from the U.S. And they question why they should celebrate an imported holiday. Brenda Moore, the founder of KEEP, has Americo-Liberian [...]
With the help of YOU, Friends of Liberia has raised over $32,000. Coupled with the $25,000 match money from Jim and Pat McGeorge, Cori Maund and Isaac Doss, we have over $50,000 to [...]
October 1 to November 15, 2021, is open bidding for our final auction cycle commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Peace Corps. All proceeds support the FOL general fund to advance Liberian aspirations. CLICK [...]
Monday, September 20th - 5pm PT / 8pm ET, join a celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the Peace Corps with the Friends of Liberia! Bring your stories, wear your finest lappa, cook some palm [...]
Liberia is facing an unprecedented outbreak of COVID and we need your help to continue working alongside partners to send much needed supplies, such as oxygen regulators, to Liberia. Cori Maund & Isaac Doss, Jim & Pat McGeorge, [...]
Almost all Liberian cocoa is now sold on the bulk market for use in the cosmetics industry. Yet Liberian cocoa possesses many characteristics that appeal to specialty buyers, setting it apart from its neighboring global giants, [...]
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