Gerrick Kennedy

former music and pop culture writer for LA Times, author of “Didn't We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston”

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Gerrick Kennedy is the author of “Didn’t We Almost Have it all: In Defense of Whitney Houston.”

The Treat: Cultural critic Gerrick Kennedy on why ‘My Love is Your Love’ is Whitney Houston’s greatest album

Gerrick Kennedy is the author of “Didn’t We Almost Have it all: In Defense of Whitney Houston.”

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Musician Bobby Brown’s life has made tabloid headlines, from his marriage to Whitney Houston, to a string of arrests, to the deaths of two of his children.

Bobby Brown: Not just Whitney Houston’s husband, he’s king of R&B

Musician Bobby Brown’s life has made tabloid headlines, from his marriage to Whitney Houston, to a string of arrests, to the deaths of two of his children.

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Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday outside his South LA clothing store called The Marathon. The suspect is a 29-year-old man named Eric Holder.

Remembering LA rapper, activist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday outside his South LA clothing store called The Marathon. The suspect is a 29-year-old man named Eric Holder.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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