Whitney Houston The Good Stuff And Latest News
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Page Three Of The Whitney Houston Pages – Whitney’s Anti-Apartheid Work, Charity Work, Supporting The Troops and Latest News.
Well, I’ve covered many of the rumours and scandal concerning Whitney Houston, and her biography, but this talented ebony superstar has a fantastically good side we must not forget.
Whitney Houston Anti-Apartheid Work:
From the start of her career, Whitney was a strong supporter of Nelson Mandela and the anti-apartheid movement.
When she was a model, the ebony star refused to work with any agencies who did business with the then apartheid-controlled South Africa.
And in June 1988, in London, Whitney joined other musicians to perform a set at Wembley Stadium to celebrate a then imprisoned Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday.
In 1994, when apartheid in South Africa finally crumbled and Nelson Mandela was voted President, Whitney Houston was invited to perform at a state dinner at the White House honouring Mandela.
And at the end of her world tour, Houston performed three concerts in South Africa to honour President Mandela, playing to over 200,000 people.
Whitney Houston Charity Work:
In 1989, Whitney Houston set up The Whitney Houston Foundation For Children. It is a non-profit organization that has raised funds for the needs of children around the world.
The aim of the Foundation is to care for homelessness, children with cancer and AIDS, and to promote other forms of self-empowerment.
Whitney Houston Supporting US Troops:
One of the most memorable moments of 1991 was Whitney Houston performing "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl XXV in January 1991, in honour of US troops fighting the Gulf War. Whitney’s recording of the song was released as a single and it reached the Top 20 on the US Hot 100.
Others have tried to make pop records out of the star Spangled Banner, but only Whitney Houston turned it into a massive hit.
Later in 1991, Whitney Houston put on a ‘Welcome Home Heroes’ concert for the soldiers fighting in the Gulf War and their families.
The free concert took place at the Norfolk Air Force Base in Norfolk, Virginia in front of 3,500 serviceman and women and was then broadcast free by HBO, across the nation.
Whitney Houston Paved The Way For Other Black Female Artists:
In the 1980s, although black male artists were beginning to be represented on the up and coming TV music channel, MTV, it was not until Whitney Houston’s music videos were played on the channel, that a black female artist was given regular air time.
After the breakthrough of Whitney’s records, other ebony female singers made the MTV list. these included Janet Jackson and Anita Baker.
And black female artists began to be represented more on radio stations also. They were no more to be disregarded.
When MTV’s rival, VH1, came into force, the path had been strengthened for black female singers of all rock/pop/R&B and Soul genres to receive substantial airplay.
Many ebony female singers have recognized Whitney’s influence in making their own music careers more successful.
Mary J. Blige has stated that that when Whitney Houston invited her onstage during VH1’s Divas Live show in 1999, this “opened doors for her”.
World famous ebony artist Mariah Carey, says Whitney was a huge influence on her work; Britain’s Leona Lewis is quoted as saying she idolised Whitney when she was child; and Beyonce and Alicia Keys have both said that Whitney Houston was an inspiration to them.
Whitney Houston Latest News:
Considering the ‘ups and downs’ of previous years, there was much speculation about Whitney Houston’s latest album, ‘I Look To You’. And the scandal reared its ugly head straight away.
It has been proposed that, in order to cash in on the speculation with the publication of his auto-biography, in July 2009, Whitney’s former husband Bobby Brown emerged to blame her singer for his drug addiction. He was quoted in the Daily Star as saying:
“I never used cocaine until after I met Whitney. Before then, I had experimented with other drugs but marijuana was my drug of choice.”
Whitney’s new album was finally released on August 2009 and, in most cases, Brown’s allegations were forgotten (at least for a while…).
The results for I Look To You were extremely positive.
The album entered the Billboard 200 at number one, making it Whitney’s first number one album since ‘The Bodyguard’.
A much more positive Whitney Houston appeared on Television to promote her new album. She gave a long-awaited interview to Oprah Winfrey. The show achieved massive audiences.
Following her new promotional work on TV,Whitney appeared and performed the first single from her album on Television stations all over Europe.
In the UK, her performance on The X Factor received some criticism (and pictures of a ‘wardrobe malfunction’), but it didn’t stop Whitney’s single reaching number five in the UK record charts.
Whitney Houston received much more positive reviews in Germany, Italy and France.
Whitney has stated she will begin her international ‘I Look At You’ tour in April 2010 in the UK, which is eagerly awaited.
But despite all the (mainly) positive feedback, ‘I Look at You’ has not been nominated for any Grammy awards as was expected by many of her fans.
But you can see from the pic on the left, she looked great at them any way 
And Whitney Houston’s new energy in promoting her career goes on.
She featured on the January 2010 cover of InStyle, and the interview with Whitney talks about how she feels performing live again, being a ’sex symbol’ at the age of 46, Whitney’s relationship with her 16-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina (rumoured recently in the gossip press of trying to commit suicide), and discusses hopes of a possible return to the film studios.
The front cover of InStyle shows Whitney Houston looking happy and healthy (even though the image looks ‘photo-shopped’).
And this is a great relief to her millions of fans.
Nevertheless, as always, there are certain sections of the celebrity press who are just waiting for Whitney Houston to fall.
It was reported by numerous sources that, ‘those close to her say the pressure of coming back have inched her closer to going back to her old habits…’ and it seems that the report was made with anticipation, rather than remorse.
In early January 2010, the National Enquirer, (no comment…) reported that Whitney Houston could soon be back on drugs, owing to the pressures of recent commitments. The report speculated…
“She is still drinking and with Whitney, alcohol and drugs have always gone hand-in-hand. She’s worked so hard to get back on top. It would be tragic for it to go up in smoke because she can’t stay clean.”
Angry commentators argued that there was no evidence that Whitney had relapsed, nor could it be stated that she was going to, just because that is how her life went before.
Whitney Houston has recently presented herself, wherever she has appeared, with poise and confidence. She has found the strength to challenge all her problems.
And we should be very supportive of her for that.
The gossip press really shouldn’t be constantly trying to tear Whitney down. They should be helping this multi-talented, extremely successful and influential black female artist to continue with her success.
Of course, then the celebrity press wouldn’t have anything to gossip about…
And to remember just how classy this lady is, click on the pic on the left.
It takes you to a big picture of Whitney Houston, looking fabulous in leather and fur.
It’s called Whitney Houston Classy Picture. And it’s definitely hot!
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