Two Liberians Who Fled the Civil War Elected to House of Representatives in Colorado and Rhode IslandMs. Naquetta Ricks was elected to represent District 40 in the Colorado House of Representatives while Nathan Biah would represent Rhode Island District 3 at the Legislature thereMONROVIA – Two Liberians, Ms. Naquetta Ricks and Nathan Biah have won seats in the House of Representatives in Colorado and Rhode Island, respectively. Ms. Naquetta Ricks, a Liberian who fled the civil war and gained refuge in the United States of America as an immigrant has been elected to the House of Representatives of Colorado. “Coming from a terrible country, going through a civil war where I didn’t even know if I was going to survive the next day. “Coming from a terrible country, going through a civil war where I didn’t even know if I was going to survive the next day. But the year he graduated high school was the same year a civil war broke out in Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa November 05, 2020 00:11 UTC