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The System and Alexander Cummings 🇱🇷.

Henry Johnson LR
3 min readFeb 10, 2022

Every Sunday, many Liberians would pray to God to come to America or travel (to the West) abroad due to extreme poverty to help change and better their lives. In Liberia, poverty is absolute. In addition, the past civil wars left a traumatized population. Many fled during the wars, and others became slaves to ex-warlords, ex-rogues, etc. So you see, Liberia is not a poor country but has been ruled by selfish leaders who put their avarice over that of the country’s progress.

While many Liberians gave up hope on the country’s future due to rampant corruption, one man is on a mission to save (Liberia) her. When deceptive leaders run a nation, “No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.” And you may wonder, “Why is he hated?” Change! It’s a slow process, but his messages have awakened hope for a brighter future. Moreover, his message resonates with the poor, most educated, and well-to-do Liberians in the West and back home who want to see one of Africa’s wealthiest nations working for its people instead of constant exploitations by its leaders.

In short, his name is Cummings. Alexander Benedict Cummings, as for what he’s known. As the young and weak lost hope in their country, he…

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Henry Johnson LR
Henry Johnson LR

Written by Henry Johnson LR

I am a Liberian-born American writer with great ideas to impact lives and leave this world a little better than I found it.

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