"Learning to Love Africa" - Monique Maddy speaks at Google

Upon graduating from Harvard Business School, Maddy, born in Liberia and educated in Britain and the U.S., relocates to Tanzania to execute a start-up business providing telephone service. With the excitement attendant to starting a new company and the soul-searching of a young woman on a mission, Maddy brings personal experience and a different perspective on the troubled history of conquest and colonization of Africa, including the resettlement of American slaves in Liberia. Having worked for the UN, Maddy also brings a perspective on capitalism versus the benevolent efforts of world organizations. She contrasts their ineffectiveness with the entrepreneurial heritage of the Mandingo, who have an...

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[goinginwater]

stereotypically they say asian immigrants are "smart" the truth is the largest group of immgrants that are more likley to be educated are african GOOGLE IT! i'm one of them

[Wallaaii]

My warm gratitude to Monique Maddy for her kind heart and courage to work hard to infest change and understanding in people in africa...way to go lady.

[ParamoreWorshipper]

@BlondyGirl9

How so? Everything I said was true.

[BlondyGirl9]

@ParamoreWorshipper Wow you are seriously ignorant!

[lmphato]

Africa is love,no money but lots of love in Africa,when an African gave u a smile it is real,coming to the so called the developed countries taught me to love Africa more,there are many people in developed countries yet no people to talk to ,it is so lonely ,they smile but u can tell it is not from the heart,they are always in a hurry no time speak to other people ,to me it is not humanity.

[ParamoreWorshipper]

Blacks have the lowest I.Q.s of any ethnic group in the U.S. They also have the highest drop out rates, highest crime rates, highest incarceration rates, highest drug use rates, highest S.T.D. rates. Niggers are scum.

[STHUBLKBOI]

fuck africa and all the big lip niggers there. its just a waste of fucking land peice of shit hole. just nuke that fucking place and build something else. SKIN HEADS RULE bitches!!!

[LabeerehnGbanna]

What she said about the Mandingo tribe being entrepreneural is very true. They are the only Liberians who are seriously competing in business with the Lebanese and other foreign business people in Liberia.

[kickitable]

@goinginwater i know, almost 90% of us africans from high school attend college

[rdawta]

wow this vid is really kind of old, but i am inspired by her words of encouragement to develop in africa.

[yekepapredoe]

The pepper chicken was without equal! Proud of you,Monique. Used to know you when I'd come over to swap comic books with Rustum. Inspiring book you put together. Good luck with your projects. Peter Gaul