Liberia's Cultural Ambassador to Thrilll Liberians in the U.S. with her latest

Liberia’s Cultural Ambassador, Madam Juli Endee and the sensational Nimely Pan African Dance group Company are expected to thrill Liberians in the Amercias with the lastest songs of the Liberian Cultural Ambassador.

According to a dispatch, the Lao Family Community Center at 320 W. University Avenue at St. Paul MN 55103 is expected to be the venue of this occasion on April 1st, 2006.

Madam Endee will release her latest songs which are now on CDs, thousands of Liberians who resides in that part of the US are expected to witness their own Liberian Cultural Ambassador live on stage for the first time doing her latest song on CD " BOLOBOLO".

Liberians today Celebrates the "DEAD"

Liberians from all over are today celebrating Decoration Day, a day set aside by the National Legislature to celebrate the dead and clean up grave sites in the country for those friends, relatives and love ones who passed away.

Thousands of relatives, friends and love ones were today seen in long queue with their paints, white wash and other decorative materials preparing to get to their respective grave sites. While others are using this day for merry making, as some glued to their bottles of beer, stout and other drinks of their choice.

Speaking to the GNN, Sam Davies, 24, said he had gone to the Center Street grave site as early as 6AM this morning to help paint the grave of his late mother who die during the height of the Liberian civil war.

“My mother died when I was six years old, she was killed by the NPFL rebels, according to my father who is now in the wheel chair,” Sam in a sad mood glued to his bucket of white wash told the GNN.

Like Sam, dozens of others told similar stories about their dead friends, relatives and love ones during a tour of various grave sites in the city and its environs.

As others were weeping bitterly about the death of their friends, relatives and love ones, others were joyously celebrating the day with loud music being heard from giant size speakers, “I am today happy to celebrate this day; it was the day my late son passed away. Peter, 10 years old died from severe malaria two years ago,” a happy father in a jolly mood said.

U.S. CONGRESS HONORS BLACK PRESS

WASHINGTON, DC—- The U.S. Congress is expected to give special recognition to the Black Press on its 180th anniversary during the annual observance of Black Press Week, March 14-17.

A congressional resolution introduced by the leadership of the Congressional Black Caucus will be presented to officials of the National Newspaper Publishers Association Foundation, sponsors of Black Press Week, and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade group for the more than 200 Black newspapers.

The resolution will cite the historic role of the Black Press as the strong, influential voice of the Black community beginning with the anti-slavery movement and the founding of the first black newspaper, Freedom’s Journal on March 17, l827.

Major highlights of Black Press Week include the annual Newsmaker of the Year Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 15, honoring New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin, representing the nation’s continuing concern over the gulf area devastated by Hurricane Katrina, the Tuskegee Airmen, and Simeon Booker, who recently retired after serving for 50 years at the Washington Bureau Chief for Ebony and Jet Magazines.

The dinner will be held at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.According to Dorothy Leavell, Chairman of the NNPA Foundation board of directors and publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers, NNPA editors and publishers will have a series of issue-oriented meetings with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and top officials of the Republican National Committee.

At a Friday, March 16 luncheon at Howard University, an Enshrinement ceremony will be held to induct two NNPA publishers into the Black Press Hall of Fame. In addition, for the first time, special recognition will be given to the ‘’Unsung Heroes of the Black Press,’’ those reporters of Black newspapers who covered the civil rights movement in the south during the height of the violence.

These former reporters include Moses Newsom, of the Baltimore Afro-American, Dorothy Gilliam, of the Tri-State Defender, and Simeon Booker, of Jet Magazine. For additional information and tickets to the Newsmaker Dinner call (202) 488-4948.

After Bryant's Arrest, Rights Lawyer Wants LPRC Boss Arrested, Accused Gov't of "Selective Justice"

Followed the arrest of former NTGL Chairman, Charles Gyude Bryant yesterday for his alleged involvement of stealing public funds in the tune of over one Million United States Dollars and later released on bill, a local human rights lawyer, Dempster Browne has accused the Liberian Government of “Selective Justice”.

Counselor Browne told reporters in Monrovia that the arrest of the former Liberian leader for corruption by the Liberian government should not be done on what he called “on a selective justice” basis, but rather go across the board and arrest others who have embezzled public funds with impunity.

Counselor Browne made specific reference of the current Managing Director of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Corporation (LPRC) Mr. Harry Greaves, who he said has been caught in the ongoing corruption saga at the corporation.

He said the action taken to arrest of only former officials of government by the Ellen led-government and not current officials who are also accused of the same act is ugly in the sight of civilized individuals, and described the action by the government as been a “selective justice.”

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Siafa Gbollie, says the arrest of the former NTGL Chairman by the Liberian government is “not fair” and called on the Liberia government to give him a free and fair trail.

He the former leader should be lauded for his efforts to restoring the dignity of the country during his reign, “this man must be praised for him bringing us peace during his tenure as Chairman of a transitional government that gave way to a free and fair elections in our country,” Mr. Gborllie said.