After a long hiatus from the music scene, sultry songstress Sade hit the scene with her new CD Soldier of Love on February 9, just in time for Valentines Day. Led by the title track, the CD features songs like “Skin” and “In Another Time.”
The question is, where has she been? And why is one of pop’s most reclusive stars making a comeback? It’s certainly not because she needs the money. Sade’s 40-million-dollar fortune is maintained by daily airplays of hits including “Smooth Operator” and “Your Love Is King.”
Still strikingly beautiful, she has spent most of the last decade as
a full-time mom to her 14-year-old daughter, playing teen’s chauffeur
in a 10-year-old Mercedes, taking low-key holidays, and hanging out
with friends.
Fans are delighted that she is back, but they should make the
most of her brief re-emergence. The evidence suggests she is likely to
vanish just as suddenly as she has returned!
Arts & EntertainmentInternational Ambassador of Hip-Hop, Rennie Harris PuremovementWednesday, 11 January 2012
The preeminent hip-hop dance company in the world, Rennie Harris Puremovement brings pure, contagious stage magic to Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place at 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, February 23-24, 2012.
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Arts & EntertainmentWin Tickets to the Rennie Harris Puremovement performanceTuesday, 10 January 2012
For Local Middle School or High School Students Only
Question: Please tell us in 200 words or less why Hip-Hop should be considered an art form. Your essay will be judged by the staff of the Urban News, and featured in the February edition, along with your picture. The... + Full Story
Our TownThe People’s Scholar, Dr. Boyce Watkins, to Keynote Prayer BreakfastWednesday, 11 January 2012
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville & Buncombe County announced that Dr. Boyce Watkins will give the keynote address at the 31st annual Prayer Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The breakfast will be the highlight of a series of events from Wednesday,... + Full Story
Our TownGetting to Diversity, Inclusion, and Cultural Competence in Multicultural EnvironmentsWednesday, 11 January 2012
by Don C. Locke
Why “getting to?” Every organization is dynamic in terms of diversity and inclusion. Every organization is in the process of becoming diverse and inclusive. If we really believe in the importance of all people and groups, then every organization has room to... + Full Story
CommunitiesMLK Week Events & CelebrationsWednesday, 11 January 2012
31st Annual Prayer Breakfast - 8:30 a.m.
The Prayer Breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Grand
Ballroom of the historic Grove Park Inn & Resort at 290 Macon
Avenue. Guest speaker Dr. Boyce Watkins will be joined by the Unity
& Fellowship Choir and other distinguished guests.... + Full Story