Akon has revealed that he and Michael Jackson once discussed plans to open music schools in Africa. In an interview with TMZ on Monday (Sept. 26), the artist, legally known as Aliaune Damala Badara ...

In a recent conversation with TMZ, Akon claims that he and the late Michael Jackson planned to open schools across Africa. Akon and the King of Pop had philanthropic plans before the latter died in ...

Jackson had originally discussed the idea with the singer as a way to find undiscovered talent within the continent by providing the needed facilities and resources to help improve artists’ skills, ...

As his eponymous futuristic city rises, Akon has disclosed a plan he and Michael Jackson discussed before the King of Pop’s death in 2009—building music schools all throughout Africa. Akon, an artist, ...

The Epstein files show Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Chris Tucker, and more photographed alongside Jeffrey Epstein. See photos here.

Michael Jackson's star power reached across the globe and shined especially bright in Africa. NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton met him briefly during an Ivory Coast visit in the early 1990s. And she sent us ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. Michael Jackson in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Ron ...