Tewroh-Wehtoe Sungbeh was an indomitable young cadre of the Liberian progressive movement in the 1970s when a whirl of events was sweeping Liberia. The peculiar pitfalls of the Liberian nation sifted through his consciousness, spurring his resolutions to become a political commentator. This book is the epitome of his 34-year incisive commentary on Liberia's inchoate political scene.
Ray Martin Toe
Associate editor
Political Commentary and Reflections on Liberia: 1980 - 2014 reminds me of Alan Paton’s popular novel Cry, the Beloved Country. While the novel used fictitious characters, Sungbeh’s Political Commentary and Reflections on Liberia talks about both the living and dead, to whom his commentary and reflections are based. The book discusses pregnant issues and at the same time, speaks truth to POWER without fear or intimidation. It is a must read!
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"Such a timely book on the political excesses of the past and present that continues to engulf Liberia! Sungbeh chronicles this in more than three decades of writing as a political commentator and activist. This book is essential for anyone who cares about the future of Liberia and wants to do something to change it to make it better for the next generation."
Lifelong learning and
education was always a core foundation in Sungbeh’s upbringing. He attended
school in urban and rural Liberia, obtaining his primary and secondary
education both in Monrovia and mission schools in Sinoe County—one of the
political subdivisions of Liberia, and home of his parents. Sungbeh’s
motivation for learning continued after completing the then William R. Tolbert
high school (Dihdwo Tweh high school) in 1977. Through the years, he acquired
his B.S.M. M.M., MPA in management and public administration, and is currently
a doctoral candidate at Walden University School of Public Policy and Administration.
While Sungbeh has
obtained valuable education, his passion has always been writing and political
activism. During the early days of the Perspective Magazine, Sungbeh served as
editorial writer and Associate Editor of that revered and trailblazing
magazine. Sungbeh, however, left the Perspective to start his own political web
magazine, The Liberian Dialogue, in 2002. And for over a decade, he has been
the publisher and editor of that renowned web magazine – “a non-partisan,
issue-oriented magazine dedicated to creating a forum for the exchange of ideas
among Liberians and others in discussing our country’s future.”
Sungbeh’s passion for
writing, however, has continued for more than three decades from his high
school days and his time as a cadet at the Press Bureau of the Ministry of
Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism. Sungbeh has become one of Liberia’s
seasoned political writers.
Not known to run away
from controversial issues, Sungbeh has written widely, passionately, and
vigorously about the ills of the Liberian society; always taking on the high
and mighty. This has won him friends, critics, and enemies through the years,
and he has not relented in his convictions. Sungbeh has dealt with all issues
in his writings. However, If there is one issue he has written passionately
about in recent times, it is the neglect policymakers have shown towards the
sea erosion crisis in the Borough of New Kru Town - his hometown, which has
destroyed homes and made lives miserable for residents.
At the community level,
Sungbeh has worked and volunteered his time, energy, and resources serving in
many leadership capacities including that of President of the then Liberian
Community Association of Georgia (LCAG), Regional Chair, National Krao
Association in the Americas, Southeastern Chair, Liberian People’s Party, (LPP)
USA, Union Leader, Assistant (Elections) Provisional Manager for Gwinnett
County, Prescient captain and poll watcher, Democratic Party of Lawrenceville,
Georgia, and Convention Chair, New Kru Town Association in the Americas
(Atlanta), among others.
In an effort to make his
writings of more than thirty years accessible to the public, Sungbeh’s Political
Commentary and Reflections: was
written. With his trademark candor and no-holds bar forthrightness, Sungbeh
discusses the most compelling issues of our time by providing readers with an
illuminating guide to Liberian politics, and the way forward.
Sungbeh is married with
four children. He and his wife Geebly live in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
- J. Kpanneh Doe