Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Kevin Costner, Clive Davis and countless other friends and family of Whitney Houston said farewell today and celebrated her "home going" to her hometown and final resting place: Newark, New Jersey.
But six blocks from the church, behind the police barricades, hundreds of members of the media gathered to cover the superstar's last main event—while fans took to the streets to remember their hometown hero.
Whitney Houston songs blared from parked cars, People were selling everything from T-shirts to photographs, and hundreds of Newark police officers patrolled the area to make sure press and fans behaved themselves.
Welcome to Newark, New Jersey! Home of the late, great Whitney Houston.
I arrive to a police barricade...
But join my peers inside (still six blocks away from the church) in the designated press area.
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