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Whitney

'You know you made it when you got white people working for you.' A lot of timesI look at...

Nobody said, 'Kiss my ass.' I was young, but you still have to question when someone says to you: 'You know you made it when you got white people working for you.' A lot of times
I look at Whitney, and I can still see her in braids.
Pigtails... walking around

Full Transcript

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Nobody said, 'Kiss my ass.'
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I was young, but you still have to question when someone says to you:
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'You know you made it when you got white people working for you.'
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A lot of times I look at Whitney,
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and I can still see her in braids. Pigtails... walking around...
Duration
24 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:15
Uploaded
Jun 21, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, drama
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
It's hard for me to deal with her as a star. - Whitney 00:05
It's hard for me to deal with her as a star.
I talk to her as a daughter. She talks to me as her father. - Whitney 00:05
I talk to her as a daughter. She talks to me as her father.
Suddenly he had a dream job. From $500 a week to $500.000 a year. - Whitney 00:09
Suddenly he had a dream job. From $500 a week to $500.000 a ...
Hi, Whitney. - Whitney 00:04
Hi, Whitney.
Was that a good show, Daddy? - That was a great show. - Whitney 00:04
Was that a good show, Daddy? - That was a great show.
John Houston was a civil servant in New Jersey, - Whitney 00:09
John Houston was a civil servant in New Jersey,
And the all of a sudden, his daughter becomes one of the biggest stars in the world, - Whitney 00:09
And the all of a sudden, his daughter becomes one of the bi...
And John loved the fact that he could call anybody in Hollywood, - Whitney 00:09
And John loved the fact that he could call anybody in Holly...
It's a power he never thought he would ever have. - Whitney 00:04
It's a power he never thought he would ever have.
Once John took over, everybody in the family - Whitney 00:05
Once John took over, everybody in the family
And all the decisions were just about the money. - Whitney 00:08
And all the decisions were just about the money.
I remember her putting me and my brother - Whitney 00:07
I remember her putting me and my brother
So we got a check every week in the mail, $200. - Whitney 00:04
So we got a check every week in the mail, $200.
From there, we got a salary, - Whitney 00:06
From there, we got a salary,
She felt that when you love somebody, - Whitney 00:05
She felt that when you love somebody,
Our 6'5' senior from East Orange, New Jersey, - Whitney 00:07
Our 6'5' senior from East Orange, New Jersey,
Gary had just finished a career in the NBA. - Whitney 00:05
Gary had just finished a career in the NBA.
He was drafted to the Denver Nuggets, - Whitney 00:10
He was drafted to the Denver Nuggets,
I wasn't Gary anymore. I was 'Whitney's brother'. - Whitney 00:05
I wasn't Gary anymore. I was 'Whitney's broth...
For Gary, having to sing - Whitney 00:07
For Gary, having to sing