In the four years that Newark native Edward J. Roye lived in Liberia, he had become a very wealthy man. In 1850, he returned to the United States on personal business and was asked to return to Terra ...

The American Colonization Society still controlled Liberia when Edward Roye moved there in 1846. In 1847, however, Liberians declared their independence, so they could establish a sovereign state and ...

In March 1845, Newark-born Edward James Roye sold his business and property in Terre Haute, Indiana. The property he owned in Newark was sold two months later. It is believed that his wife died this ...

Liberia's recent diplomatic breakthrough with the United States--resulting in the extension of visa validity for Liberian citizens from one to three years--has been hailed as a triumph of trust and ...

The Governance Commission in collaboration with the Ministry of Information Cultural Affairs and Tourism on Yesterday October 14,2025 held a one-day policy dialogue at the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf ...

Liberian musician Abraham P. “Detrench” Kallon gives a brief history of the country’s establishment in honor of Black unity and Juneteenth.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who has been at the center of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, ...