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.

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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.

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