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ATLANTA (AP) _ Akon held a fundraising concert Sunday in Atlanta to bring light to Africa. Akon headlined the first Passport Experience Festival, along with Ying Yang Twins and reggae singer Gyptian. A portion of each ticket sold went to the charity Akon Lighting Africa. That’s Akon’s solar power initiative that brings electricity to African countries. His parents are from Senegal, he was born in the U-S and he was raised in both countries.
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Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
