Tomorrow is Liberia's Independence Day, and as with every independence day, Liberians will seize the opportunity to proudly proclaim our status as one of the only two African countries never to have been colonized. We wear this distinction of being Africa's oldest republic as a badge of honor, a sort of "na na na boo boo" to other African countries. I can understand why many Liberians find this pride in our history, particularly when our nation often goes unnoticed by the West compared to our more well known neighbors, Ghana and Sierra Leone. However, I urge us all to pause and examine whose narrative we are perpetuating when we claim Liberia has never been colonized. Who benefits from this?