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My mother, well, she raised us in church
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My mother, well,she raised us in church

My mother, well,
she raised us in church

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My mother, well, she raised us in church.
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4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:06:22
Uploaded
Jun 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, drama
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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
I knew that, whatever this God was, he sure liked singing. - Whitney 00:04
I knew that, whatever this God was, he sure liked singing.
♪ ...The Lord ♪ - Whitney 00:24
♪ ...The Lord ♪
I used to be the directress - Whitney 00:06
I used to be the directress
She was beautiful. She was a good baby. - Whitney 00:05
She was beautiful. She was a good baby.
Everybody loved her. Except those who were jealous of her. - Whitney 00:06
Everybody loved her. Except those who were jealous of her.
All right, so you bother my kids, you've then bothered me. - Whitney 00:05
All right, so you bother my kids, you've then bothered ...
In the neighborhood we lived in, - Whitney 00:05
In the neighborhood we lived in,
Whitney used to get picked on all the time - Whitney 00:05
Whitney used to get picked on all the time
She was very involved in the church, she'd just go to school, - Whitney 00:08
She was very involved in the church, she'd just go to s...
Better hurry, Dorothy. - Whitney 00:14
Better hurry, Dorothy.
My father gave me that nickname, - Whitney 00:06
My father gave me that nickname,
Whitney's father, John Houston, was a key player in the 1970's. - Whitney 00:06
Whitney's father, John Houston, was a key player in the...
Around the Gibson administration. He was a real deal-maker. - Whitney 00:06
Around the Gibson administration. He was a real deal-maker.
Well, it depends on which side of the deal you're on. Hahah. - Whitney 00:04
Well, it depends on which side of the deal you're on. H...
He was the head of 'central planning and zoning.' - Whitney 00:07
He was the head of 'central planning and zoning.'
To get a building put up, you had to go through my father. - Whitney 00:05
To get a building put up, you had to go through my father.
He did enough for us. Along with my mother, working hard. - Whitney 00:04
He did enough for us. Along with my mother, working hard.
For us to get out of Newark and go to a house in East Orange. - Whitney 00:05
For us to get out of Newark and go to a house in East Orange...
We had a better school, a pool, a backyard. - Whitney 00:05
We had a better school, a pool, a backyard.
They were striving to become middle class. - Whitney 00:04
They were striving to become middle class.