Akon launches anti-slavery song

R&B star Akon has launched a song to commemorate the victims of the slave trade, past and present. He debuted "Blood Into Gold" at the United Nations, New York, on Wednesday - the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery. "I will do my part to spread the word - a lot of my US friends are not aware of the history [of slavery]," he said. Akon, real name Aliaune Thiam, was born