Liberia

Wilmot Collins gestures across table to a woman who he is speaking with

His message to new refugees in Montana: 'You have to have thick skin'

In his first months in the US, Wilmot Collin’s home was graffitied by racists. But he still stayed.

His message to new refugees in Montana: 'You have to have thick skin'
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Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves

Once a refugee, she's opened one of Liberia's few bookstores, where children can read about themselves
Jianjay Potter and Grace Zardon in Monrovia, Liberia.

For Ebola patients, a way to see the faces of those helping

For Ebola patients, a way to see the faces of those helping
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Why does America have a 'special' relationship with Liberia?

Why does America have a 'special' relationship with Liberia?
Residents who were in an Ebola quarantine area complain to a security officer as they wait for their relatives to bring them food and essentials, in West Point, Monrovia, on August 23, 2014.

It's not just the US — Liberian officials are rethinking Ebola quarantines

It's not just the US — Liberian officials are rethinking Ebola quarantines
Health workers wearing protective clothing disinfect themselves after an abandoned dead body presenting with Ebola symptoms was found at Duwala market in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 17, 2014.

This American doctor says racism is to blame for the slow response to the Ebola outbreak

Dr. Joia Mukherjee is part of a small team of Boston-area doctors heading to Liberia this week, hoping to lay the groundwork for an ambitious, multi-year project aimed at combating the Ebola outbreak. She says the reason the world has responded so slowly to the crisis is that Africans and poor people are not considered important.

This American doctor says racism is to blame for the slow response to the Ebola outbreak

Young Fathers on Their Democratic Recording “Dead”

Young Fathers, Scotland&#8217;s leading rap trio, have returned, after three excellent EPs and the recent &#8220;Music to&#8230; Babylon&#8221; mix for iD Magazine, with their debut full-length, DEAD (available from Anticon in the US). The band tackles dark subjects on the ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/17148/dead-young-fathers-on-their-democratic-recording/"> Read more &#187;</a>

Young Fathers on Their Democratic Recording “Dead”