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We heard stories about Whitney, but we felt closer to Nippy, the girl who got her start in the choir stand and never really left gospel behind. By Sandy Banks If you tuned in to see a show when you decided to watch Whitney Houston's funeral on your Music Newsday > Entertainment > Music Bobby [...]

“We just wanted to be a part” of beloved singer Whitney Houston's funeral, said one. Standing on a Newark streetcorner with tears spilling down her cheeks, Tamara Branch knew she was in the right place. The 47-year-old left her Flatbush, Brooklyn, Bobby Brown was asked to leave Whitney Houston's funeral today after he got into [...]

With Whitney Houston's funeral looming Saturday in her home state, controversies surrounding her death bubbled up on both coasts, one involving New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the other involving Los Angeles talk-radio hosts John Kobylt and Ken Oprah Winfrey has made the cut and is one of the stars who has received one of [...]