‘I carry the A with me everywhere I go’: Welcome home, Usher

Photo by Allison Joyner/The Atlanta Voice Clark Atlanta University (CAU) students got a Valentine’s Day surprise as R&B superstar Usher entered the Bishop Cornelis Henderson Student Center Wednesday afternoon.& “I knew there was a surprise, but I didn’t know that Usher was the surprise,” said Asia, a Biology major and native of Houston, Texas.& Fresh off his Super Bowl halftime performance, Usher visited CAU, where he received accolades and proclamations from state and local politicians and celebrated his Usher’s New Look Foundation’s 25th anniversary during a “Coming Home” rally.& Amazon Music and the Historically Black University and College (HBCU) hosted the event with the same name as his new album “Coming Home.” The album is his ninth for the Atlanta native. It has been six years since Usher’s last album.& The album cover, which shows a closeup of the back of the singer/songwriter’s head as he lays a peach on his right shoulder, was released days before his spectacular Super Bowl LVIII halftime performance. Photo by Allison Joyner/The Atlanta Voice This year is also the 25th anniversary of Usher’s New Look Foundation, which gives high school students mentorship opportunities and leadership education to help them graduate from school or college.&...