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Cornelius Tuayan Keagon, professionally known by his nickname Senator, is a Liberian philanthropist who is most notable for establishing the Liberian humanitarian organization Arts & Positivity in July 2019, where he provides charitable aid through local and international donations. Originally from Nimba County, he is also known for his creative writings and artworks. Keagon attended Stella Maris Polytechnic University in Monrovia from Sep 2017 to Aug 2021.

Born in the suburbs of Barnesville, Keagon moved to Paynesville in 2001, where he established his humanitarian organization and began advocating for world peace and equality.

Keagon was born on 6 July 1996. Due to the Second Liberian Civil War in early 2003, his father relocated the family to Harbel, a small farming town outside the capital city Monrovia. When the war ended in 2004, Keagon returned to Monrovia, entered the St. Kizito Catholic High School, and in 2010, transferred to the Christ the King Catholic high school where he later graduated in 2016. Following his graduation, Keagon enrolled at Stella Maris Polytechnic University to pursue a career in business.

Keagon founded Arts & Positivity in 2019 as a humanitarian and arts organization serving Nimba County alone, but due to the poor conditions of most residents in Montserrado County, Liberia's most populated County, Keagon changed the service of the organization to cover all of Liberia. With only fifteen members at the launch, the organization has significantly grown to over one hundred individuals who work as volunteers.

In August 2019, the organization began distributing supplies of food items and clothes to slumps and orphanages in Montserrado County. Due to the organization's policy on secrecy, which was put into law by Keagon, most of the distributions and visits are done at night.

In January 2020, the organization began hosting art exhibitions for orphanages, churches, and communities in Montserrado County. Local and international philanthropists and politicians support Arts & Positivity on a full-time basis. The organization also runs a public fund receiving service.

In September 2021, due to its prominence in the orphanages and slumps across the country, Keagon and his organization were awarded the highest level Liberian humanitarian award by the government of Liberia.

Keagon is a private individual. An introvert, he is given to rumination and solitude and could be reclusive. He regards personal appearance as important. He sometimes changes his outfit multiple times a day. Keagon is an avid reader, he owns a library of books with purchases ranging from 2006.

He attended Stella Maris Polytechnic University.