At an emotional funeral filled with music and tears, pop star Whitney Houston was celebrated at New Hope Baptist Church in her hometown of Newark, NJ on Saturday. The event drew a star-studded ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up The owner of the funeral home that handled Whitney Houston’s ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner who performed alongside superstar musicians like Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, has died. She ...

Cissy Houston, a Grammy Award winner who built a successful career as a backup vocalist and gospel singer before helping launch her daughter, Whitney Houston, to even greater fame, died Oct. 7 at her ...