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Trayvon Martin Killing: Akon Tells Black People to Move to Africa
International Business Times ^ | July 16, 2013 | Toyin Owoseje

Posted on 07/16/2013 2:16:47 PM PDT by NCjim

R&B star Akon has suggested that African-Americans living in the US should move back to Africa following George Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.

The Smack That hitmaker, who was born in Senegal, west Africa, took to his Instagram page after the trial in which Zimmerman was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter by a jury of six women in Sanford, Florida.

Posting a screen grab of the live broadcast of the trial he wrote: "Every African-American in the United States needs to move their money, family, knowledge back to Africa were you will be treated like the royalty you are.

"You don't deserve this treatment. This is not your country."

The 40-year-old star is among a number of stars who reacted to the acquittal of the teenager's killer after jurors accepted his claim that he shot Trayvon in self-defence.

Singer Kelly Rowland shed tears for the teenager and his family, Lil' Kim cried out for justice, and Russell Simmons called for a change to gun laws.

Beyoncé took a moment to honour Martin during her Mrs Carter Show World Tour concert at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennesse. Her concert started about 30 minutes after news of the Zimmerman verdict began to circulate.

Before singing the chorus of I Will Always Love You, she told the crowd : "I'd like to have a moment of silence for Trayvon."

Protests have been held across country. Trayvon's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, were "heartbroken and devastated," their lawyer said.


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1 posted on 07/16/2013 2:16:47 PM PDT by NCjim
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Where’s that “That is racist’ gif


2 posted on 07/16/2013 2:18:17 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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Oh No! Don’t take all of your knowledge with you!


3 posted on 07/16/2013 2:19:26 PM PDT by nixonsnose (you never know how much pee splatters until you are standing at the urinal in flip flops.)
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To: NCjim

May everyone who feels aggrieved about *anything* go *now*.


4 posted on 07/16/2013 2:19:35 PM PDT by Tax-chick (No pun intended, no punishment ... If I offended you, you needed it.)
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To: NCjim

Go ahead Akon, your wealth will be stolen by African dictators.


5 posted on 07/16/2013 2:19:49 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Lautenberg The Forefather of "The Nanny State!")
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To: NCjim

Is he accepting donations?


6 posted on 07/16/2013 2:19:58 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: NCjim

What???? There is no free stuff in AFRICA, this guy is nuts. who is crazy enough to go there?


7 posted on 07/16/2013 2:20:00 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Remember Ty Woods, Glenn Doherty and Sean Smith? Forgot already?)
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To: NCjim

Yes! Will they take their arab owners with them?


8 posted on 07/16/2013 2:20:24 PM PDT by Hardraade (http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Say no to Homobama))
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To: 11th_VA

Stand Your Ground vs Rwandan Genocide? What to do? What to do?
Remember when you get asked “Hutu or Tutsi” you better guess right.


9 posted on 07/16/2013 2:20:49 PM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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I’ll stay, I don’t know anyone in Africa!


10 posted on 07/16/2013 2:20:52 PM PDT by ForAmerica (Texas Conservative Christian *born again believer in Jesus Christ* Black Man!)
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To: 11th_VA
Thought I had it but I couldn't find it...but I think this one is quite appropriate right now as well..

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11 posted on 07/16/2013 2:20:58 PM PDT by Fedupwithit (You gave him what he wanted. I gave him what he needed.)
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Move to Africa, where the probability of your being killed is increased by a factor of ten.


12 posted on 07/16/2013 2:21:32 PM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: NCjim

Can Stevie Wonder and the Rap/Hip-Hop industry do a telethon?


13 posted on 07/16/2013 2:22:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You can't invade the mainland US There'd be a rifle behind each blade of grass.)
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“You don’t deserve this treatment. This is not your country.”


Works for me, I think this is a social experiment that should be pursued vigorously. We obviously need lots of empirical evidence to prove this idea is a worthwhile one, I propose a testing period of fifty years.

What say you?


14 posted on 07/16/2013 2:23:18 PM PDT by The Working Man
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To: NCjim
Running on emotion,
not using logic or even thinking
optimal candidates for more liberal machinations !
15 posted on 07/16/2013 2:23:18 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” - Ronald Reagan)
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R&B star Akon has suggested that African-Americans living in the US should move back to Africa following George Zimmerman's acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.

Just for the record, my guess is those who are protesting instead of being at work receive an EBT card the first of every month.
Africa doesn't hand out EBT cards to pay for protests.

16 posted on 07/16/2013 2:24:35 PM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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We tried that once before. Liberia instantly became an economic first world superpower. Oh wait........

The ghetto culture that he is reaching out to would starve to death after the first missed EBT payment - 0 work ethic, and aside from theft, violence, and scamming have 0 practical skills. If they brought their entitlement mindset to Africa, or thievery, they would be quickly be snuffed out by some warlord.

But, by all means I'll help you pack.

17 posted on 07/16/2013 2:25:09 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (What good are conservative principles if we don't stand by them?)
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R&B star Akon has suggested that African-Americans living in the US should move back to Africa following George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.
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And remember folks, EBT cards will not be good in Africa and they will not be reloaded subsequent to your departure. But at least you won’t have a bunch of white people around to worry about.


18 posted on 07/16/2013 2:25:21 PM PDT by House Atreides ( D)
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Far be it for me to tell Americans where they can relocate to, there is no fence to keep you in............hell we don`t even have a fence to keep people out !


19 posted on 07/16/2013 2:25:24 PM PDT by Einherjar
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What???? There is no free stuff in AFRICA, this guy is nuts. who is crazy enough to go there?

There is plenty of free stuff, but only for people who win it in battle.

20 posted on 07/16/2013 2:25:38 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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