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Wednesday, April 12, 2006 12:00 AM

Didn't she almost have it all?

Once a megastar, Whitney Houston is now a tabloid "crackhead." But when I looked for someone to blame, I kept finding the diva herself.
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Wednesday, April 12, 2006 08:19 AM

    Infantilizing Black Folk

    Yep, it was society that made Whitney into a crackhead. Society, and racism, and celebrity, and white America. And don't forget her lesbianism and even let's presume some sort of abuse in her childhood.

    It's never Whitney herself. Because, apparently, as a black woman, she's neither mature enough nor intelligent enough to make her own decisions.

    —Dr. Zachary Smith Read Dr. Zachary Smith's other letters

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