“I’m not an American or an African -American, but I am an African raised in America, We Africans need to represent Africa everywhere we go” —-Akon

The hip hop star said,

“I’m not an American or an African -American, but I am an African raised in America. We Africans need to represent Africa everywhere we go.”

“I spent most of my life in America but my mind is African. I have the African mentality and I have never considered myself an American. “

“I only have the American accent because I went to school in America. All my whole earlier childhood, I was raised in Africa but then when I came through America, we’d always go back ti Africa for a vacation every summer. “

“And then when I graduated from highschool, it was a choice whether I wanted to stay in America or go back to Africa but certainly the opportunities in the US alone were greater than those in Africa. “

“My advice to every young African who is immîgrating to the United States today is to always remember that they’re African. “

“Ultimately, you can’t change who you are because when most Africans come to America, they kind of alîenate their originality as Afrîcans and copy what’s there inorder to get accepted. “

“But that’s not the best way to integrate because you can’t move forward if you are not who you are.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>