Written by Nykita for Sleepless in Monrovia on July 26, 2020
2020 is the start of a decade that feels like a breakthrough to another side of humanity. We are rethinking everything, reinventing ourselves in a way, and evolving under the pressure of a global pandemic. A pandemic that has exposed inequalities across cultures. Globally, oppressed people are rising up, and how they do so has been a topic of much conversation and frustration. However, the simple bottom line is this, you cannot expect oppressed people to politely ask to be freed of their oppression. This was the case in 1980 when a group of indigenous Liberians overthrew a majority Congau government & system. A system deeply entrenched in classism with a minority ruling class that neglected to develop Liberia & its people beyond their own interests. Liberation for indigenous Liberians was prioritized with blood shed and destruction. Read more here