The Senegalese-American recording artist talks frankly about US race relations, "rebranding" Africa, and his music.<br />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.<br /><br />- Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe <br />- Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish <br />- Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera <br />- Check out our website:http://www.aljazeera.com/
