The Resource Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston, Gerrick Kennedy ; foreword by Brandy
Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston, Gerrick Kennedy ; foreword by Brandy
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- Summary
- "In the decade since Whitney Houston's passing, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost Have It All is an exploration of Whitney's life as a woman in the spotlight who often had to hide who she was. This is the story of Whitney's whole life, told with grace and honesty. A once-in-a-generation talent, blessed with the grace of the church and the wisdom of a long lineage of famous gospel singers, Whitney became a queen of the pop charts and a box-office powerhouse. But all the while, she was forced to rein in who she was amid constant accusations that her music wasn't Black enough, original enough, honest enough. Gerrick Kennedy deftly peels back the layers of Whitney's story and pulls the narrative apart into the key elements that informed her life--growing up in a famous family; her relationships with Robyn Crawford and Bobby Brown; her connection to her own Blackness and the Black community; her drug addiction; and, finally, shame ... Didn't We Almost Have It All contextualizes her struggles against the backdrop of tabloid culture, mental health stigmas, and racial divisions in America"--Dust jacket flap
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages
- Contents
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- Didn't We Almost Have It All?: A Meditation on Loss and Memory
- Under His Eye, Blessed Be The Sound: Faith, Gospel, and the Almighty Power of Cissy Houston
- Home: Newark and the Black American Dreams That Birthed Whitney Houston
- Stuff That You Want, Thing That You Need: The Brilliance and Influence of Whitney's Voice
- My Lonely Heart Calls: On Sex, Desire, and Sexuality
- Miss America, The Beautiful: The Burden of the National Anthem and the Politics of Whitney's Blackness
- Bolder, Blacker, Badder: The Sisters with Voices That Transformed Whitney
- Tell The Truth And Shame The Devil: How Trauma, Shame, and Tabloid Culture Broke Whitney
- The Undoing Of Whitney Houston: Virtue, Vice, and a Requiem for Redemption
- Won't They Always Love You?: Reflections on Meaning and Legacy
- Isbn
- 9781419749698
- Label
- Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston
- Title
- Didn't we almost have it all
- Title remainder
- in defense of Whitney Houston
- Statement of responsibility
- Gerrick Kennedy ; foreword by Brandy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the decade since Whitney Houston's passing, the world has mourned her death amid new revelations about her relationship to her Blackness, her sexuality, and her addictions. Didn't We Almost Have It All is an exploration of Whitney's life as a woman in the spotlight who often had to hide who she was. This is the story of Whitney's whole life, told with grace and honesty. A once-in-a-generation talent, blessed with the grace of the church and the wisdom of a long lineage of famous gospel singers, Whitney became a queen of the pop charts and a box-office powerhouse. But all the while, she was forced to rein in who she was amid constant accusations that her music wasn't Black enough, original enough, honest enough. Gerrick Kennedy deftly peels back the layers of Whitney's story and pulls the narrative apart into the key elements that informed her life--growing up in a famous family; her relationships with Robyn Crawford and Bobby Brown; her connection to her own Blackness and the Black community; her drug addiction; and, finally, shame ... Didn't We Almost Have It All contextualizes her struggles against the backdrop of tabloid culture, mental health stigmas, and racial divisions in America"--Dust jacket flap
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kennedy, Gerrick
- Dewey number
- 782.42164092
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- ML
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1979-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Brandy
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Houston, Whitney
- African American women singers
- African American singers
- Singers
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/relation/writerofforeword
- k3y2OuEZZzM
- Label
- Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston, Gerrick Kennedy ; foreword by Brandy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Didn't We Almost Have It All?: A Meditation on Loss and Memory -- Under His Eye, Blessed Be The Sound: Faith, Gospel, and the Almighty Power of Cissy Houston -- Home: Newark and the Black American Dreams That Birthed Whitney Houston -- Stuff That You Want, Thing That You Need: The Brilliance and Influence of Whitney's Voice -- My Lonely Heart Calls: On Sex, Desire, and Sexuality -- Miss America, The Beautiful: The Burden of the National Anthem and the Politics of Whitney's Blackness -- Bolder, Blacker, Badder: The Sisters with Voices That Transformed Whitney -- Tell The Truth And Shame The Devil: How Trauma, Shame, and Tabloid Culture Broke Whitney -- The Undoing Of Whitney Houston: Virtue, Vice, and a Requiem for Redemption -- Won't They Always Love You?: Reflections on Meaning and Legacy
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9781419749698
- Lccn
- 2021933481
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1289268049
- 3960516
- 3960516
- (OCoLC)1289268049
- (OCoLC)on1289268049
- Label
- Didn't we almost have it all : in defense of Whitney Houston, Gerrick Kennedy ; foreword by Brandy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-293) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Didn't We Almost Have It All?: A Meditation on Loss and Memory -- Under His Eye, Blessed Be The Sound: Faith, Gospel, and the Almighty Power of Cissy Houston -- Home: Newark and the Black American Dreams That Birthed Whitney Houston -- Stuff That You Want, Thing That You Need: The Brilliance and Influence of Whitney's Voice -- My Lonely Heart Calls: On Sex, Desire, and Sexuality -- Miss America, The Beautiful: The Burden of the National Anthem and the Politics of Whitney's Blackness -- Bolder, Blacker, Badder: The Sisters with Voices That Transformed Whitney -- Tell The Truth And Shame The Devil: How Trauma, Shame, and Tabloid Culture Broke Whitney -- The Undoing Of Whitney Houston: Virtue, Vice, and a Requiem for Redemption -- Won't They Always Love You?: Reflections on Meaning and Legacy
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9781419749698
- Lccn
- 2021933481
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)1289268049
- 3960516
- 3960516
- (OCoLC)1289268049
- (OCoLC)on1289268049
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