2.9K views · 95 reactions | Akon Lighting Africa Akon: 'America was never built for black people' Jan 24 2015 The Senegalese-American recording artist talks frankly about US race relations, "rebranding" Africa, and his music. AKON talks to Al Jazeera English about running his musical career as a business; his projects - both philanthropic and artistic; singing songs for peace and whether he thinks it can really make an impact; and being an African in the US. | Utopiያ | Facebook