Comments on: The Widow

By: CK

CK — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:57:14 +0000

Robyn was the only one who had the courage to stand up to Bobby in 2000 but paid a huge price for it by losing Whitney.Thankfully they started talking again eventually.
They could survive the onslaught of the world but could not fully survive Bobby Brown. They had a very strong emotional connect and eventually stayed remarkably loyal and close no matter what the public said to try and pull them apart.Whitney mentioned in an interview that they had decided to stop being friends at some point cos the rumours were hurting them badly….but thankfully decided not to separate but to stick it out and stay true to their strong emotional bond.Such a friend like Robyn is v rare and i think Whitney knew that and was smart enough never to get go of her …completely. Robyn Crawford is a gem of a woman and an amazing friend… i love her for loving Whitney so well and so faithfully and genuinely. The world needs more people like Robyn Crawford.

By: Naomi Pete

Naomi Pete — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:42:26 +0000

Dear Hilton,

As I’ve thought of Whitney Houston often since her death, it’s the truth of who I think she was, that she couldn’t express, that haunts me. And with every stupid media reporting of more of her life, it all just feels heavier and sadder. So I purposely sought out your article tonight to read again to uplift. Thank you for it. You really spoke the truth. Bless you.

By: Rebecca Rugg

Rebecca Rugg — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:50:18 +0000

Wow, Hilton. This is a beautiful remembrance, I think I was looking for something to express exactly what you do here. You bring a whole assortment of floating thoughts about the event — flakes of memory, maybe — together here into a moving moving truth piece. Thank you.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:56:43 +0000

This was really beautiful. As a black lesbian of the same age as these 2 women, who grew up in the conservative Black community and church, as I’ve read so much about WH’s life, and Robyn Crawford, and all of it, I’ve been like – where’s the truth? Where’s the real truth? Thank you for speaking it.

By: Millie

Millie — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:34:53 +0000

Very poignant. Thank you.

Others might enjoy this remembrance by Crawford:
http://www.esquire.com/the-side/music/whitney-houston-6654718

(Please post this response with the corrected link instead of the last one).

By: Millie

Millie — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 07:27:28 +0000

Very poignant. Thank you.

Others might enjoy this remembrance by Crawford:

http://www.esquire.com/the-side/music/whitney-houston-665471

By: Candace Allen

Candace Allen — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:48:06 +0000

Just beautiful, Hilton. I’m spreading your word.

Something else to thank you for.

Candace

By: Louise Caskie

Louise Caskie — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:20:33 +0000

Well now it makes sense! I never could figure out what she saw in Mr Brown. I am so sorry we haven’t fixed the world so that people get to be who they need to be to be free. We just need to keep trying. She was a beauty-no doubt. Peace and love to us all brothers and sisters.

By: billybeyond.com

billybeyond.com — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:20:34 +0000

TELL IT!

thank you

By: Elizabeth Burns

Elizabeth Burns — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:52:35 +0000

So many things to grieve here: a love that couldn’t say or sing the name of a beloved, an addiction that skills, the fact that secrets kill…
Thank you, HA for addressing this pain so beautifully.