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Akon: 'America was never built for Black People' | Talk to Al Jazeera [4 Jan 2015]
Akon: 'America was never built for Black People' | Talk to Al Jazeera [4 Jan 2015] Ambakisye-Okang Dukuzumurenyi 33 Views • 5 years ago

Senegalese-American artist Akon is a five-time Grammy nominee who has sold over 35 million records worldwide and has collaborated with some of the biggest names in popular music, such as Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga and David Guetta.

The musician, songwriter, and producer, who was born in the US but spent much of his childhood in Senegal, is also an activist and a philanthropist - and he has turned his sights on helping Africa.

How many African-Americans do you know actually consider Africa as a vacation spot? Not one... Even just for knowledge, just to know where they came from, just to get an idea of what that is; there is so much fear instilled in them that they wouldn't even want to go there to visit. You mention Africa, they start shaking.

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His current ambitious project, "Akon Lighting Africa," is working to bring solar-powered electricity to Africans in 49 countries by the end of 2020.

Akon is also an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Peace One Day. Last year, he and actor Jude Law brought their celebrity power to Goma to a concert to promote peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

But Akon has also caused controversy through his performance style and his lyrics.

Akon talks to Al Jazeera 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.

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Learn Igbo Phrases : Week 16 Speaking Practice — 15 Essential Sentences
Learn Igbo Phrases : Week 16 Speaking Practice — 15 Essential Sentences T. Y. Adodo 16 Views • 2 months ago

📥 Free practice speaking workbook for week 16 at www.learnigbonow.com

This is your Week 16 Igbo language practice session from Igbo Daily Drops — 15 sentences learnt over the past week in Igbo daily drops,  built for real-life use. Commands, requests, questions, and the kind of warm, human phrases that make the difference between knowing a language and living in it.
Work through each sentence at your own pace. You will hear it once, then again — then it is your turn. The sentences this week move from saying where you are located, who you are , to asking who others are. 

The Igbo sentences we learnt this week are :

Ọ bụ nke m — It is mine.
Uniform a bụ nke m — This uniform is mine.
Ọ bụrọ nke m — It is not mine.
Ọ bụ nke gị — It is yours.
Hoodie a ọ bụ nke gị? — Is this Hoodie yours?
Ọ bụghị nke gị — It is not yours.
Nke a bụ nke anyị — This one is ours.
Nri a bụ nke anyị — This food is ours.
Ọ bụ nke anyị niile — It belongs to all of us.
Ụmụ ha bụ nke ha — Their children are theirs.
Ọ'ụ nke ha — It's theirs.
Kedu nke bụ nke unu? — Which one is yours (plural)?
Kedu onye nwe ya? — Who owns it?
Ọ'ụ mụ nwe ya. — I own it.
Anyị nwe ya. — We own it.

This is the language your family carried. Now it is yours to carry too.

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