NEW YORK — While Shakira, the Black Eyed Peas and other top musicians are in Africa to help kick off the World Cup, singer Jason Mraz, below, was on the continent for another reason: to help free slaves.
The 31-year-old Grammy winner was in Ghana last week with Free the Slaves, a nonprofit whose mission is to “end slavery worldwide.” Mraz spent five days in the country, traveling with James Kofi Annan, a former child slave.
The singer traveled to a rescue shelter for slaves in Atebubu and to Lake Volta, where many child slaves work, said Peggy Callahan, the organization’s co-founder.
“The movement to end slavery really needs more voices, but they really need to be authentic voices, people who really do care about an issue,” she said. “And Jason’s one of those people.” The Associated Press; Associated Press file photo
