Posted on 09/08/2023 10:15:30 AM PDT by aquila48
R&B singer Akon may have been born in the United States, but he wants to go back to his roots — which, to him, means constructing a city in his family’s ancestral home of Senegal, which he describes as a “real-life Wakanda.”
Ordinarily, I’d just think this was some idle talk by someone not in compos mentis. After all, one of Akon’s best-known songs was a collaboration with enthusiastic marijuana endorser Snoop Dogg (“I Wanna Love You”), so maybe Akon’s been hitting the wacky tobaccky a bit too often.
However, nothing short of megadoses of LSD could possibly have produced the delusions described by the singer in his promotional push on “Akon City,” in which he promised “every single African American would be a millionaire without even thinking twice” if they relocated to Africa and that America would be paralyzed “overnight” if its estimated 41.6 million black population up and left.
According to a report in AfroTech on Friday, the proposed city in the troubled West African nation of Senegal — which Akon says can be built for the low, low investment price of $6 billion — is intended “to be a safe space for Black Americans and others facing racial injustices.”
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
OK, possibly, and are you F'ing kidding me?
Begone. We'll see who becomes crippled and who does not.
Ghana is currently doing that.
Ghana to black Americans: Come home. We’ll help you build a life here.
I assume they're dual citizens.
All dual citizenships should be abolished. No exceptions.
Senegal has a per capita income of $3,481 as of a couple of years ago. Their monetary unit (CFA) was valued at 556 to one US dollar. So it wouldn’t take much money to be a millionaire there...the average Senegalese is already a millionaire.
The ironic thing is that as soon as black Americans do move there, their millions of dollars will be spent on home security, fencing, and armed guards. No different than if they built a mansion in the middle of Compton.
Oh, please, please don’t throw us into that briar patch! To REALLY make us suffer, renounce your citizenship before you go. And announce you’re raising money for your one-way airfares. You will never see millions raised so fast! Go ahead, we’ll try to carry on without you.
I’ll buy him some primal jungle drums.
Please.
Please. All of them but Clarence Thomas.
Marcus Garvey ping
“ Cozy up to a powerful, corrupt warlord, who can “protect” him (for a price)”
If he plays his cards right, he can become a warlord with his own army made up of urban yutes. It might be a close fight, but there’s a chance he could end up with control of most of sub-Saharan Africa. The urban areas, anyway.
I say the possibilities are endless!
This is the absolute truth! But White Americans are afraid that Black Americans will find out!
I am going to double my holdings in Vibranium futures!
Regards,
Yes, please! Akon can go back to Africa where he belongs!
My thoughts exactly!
This sounds like a scam - I’m going to assume most black Americans ARE NOT going to fall for this crap. One in six black men voted for Trump... they’re part of our tribe.
Sssshhhhh!!! Geez man, shut up. You’re going to blow it
Isn’t there a rule against posting stuff like this on FR without a GoFundMe link?
Wouldn’t take much to become a millionaire in Senegal which uses the Central African Franc as its dinero.
$2,000 US dollars makes a millionaire in Senegal.
I think we give any and all who want to return to their “roots” $2k and let them be rich when they land.
The Senegalese nationals, this place would be the ultimate caste system.
Count me in.
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/akon-city-senegal-wakanda-intl/index.html
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