life were a source of great pride for many people in this state and as the state as a whole. so on that basis, i think she s entitled to have that recognition. joining me now right now is mark thompson, the host of make it plain on sirius xm. you posted a piece today on uptown that really got my attention. you told me a lot of things about whitney houston i didn t know. i just approached her career as a music fan, i loved her movies. talk about the charitable work that she did. you listed a lot of things in here that she accomplished in her charitable work. well, as always, thanks for having me, lawrence. whitney houston, we must remember her for her humanitarian work. the whitney houston foundation helped children with aids, helped children who were homeless. she gave money, also, she was very generous towards the juvenile diabetes foundation, the united negro college fund, just to have a few. we have a screen up there. the children s defense fund, also raised money for the ne
new jersey history and with folks like frank sinatra and count basie and bruce springsteen. she was a cultural icon in this state. and her accomplishments in her life were a source of great pride for many people in this state and as the state as a whole. so on that basis, i think she s entitled to have that recognition. joining me now right now is mark thompson, the host of make it plain on sirius xm. you posted a piece today on uptown that really got my attention. you told me a lot of things about whitney houston i didn t know. i just approached her career as a music fan, i loved her movies. talk about the charitable work that she did. you listed a lot of things in here that she accomplished in her charitable work. well, as always, thanks for having me, lawrence. whitney houston, we must remember her for her humanitarian work. the whitney houston foundation helped children with aids, helped children who were homeless. she gave money, also, she was very generous towards the juven