Houston was honored with various tributes at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards , held on February 17 . An image montage of Houston and important black figures who died in 2011 was followed by video footage from the 1994 ceremony , which depicted her accepting two Image Awards for outstanding female artist and entertainer of the year . Following the video tribute , Yolanda Adams delivered a rendition of " I Love the Lord " from '' The Preacher 's Wife Soundtrack '' . In the finale of the ceremony , Kirk Franklin and the Family started their performance with " The Greatest Love of All " . The 2012 BRIT Awards , which took place at London 's O2 Arena on February 21 , also paid tribute to Houston by playing a 30-second video montage of her music videos with a snippet of " One Moment in Time " as the background music in the ceremony 's first segment . New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said that all New Jersey state flags would be flown at half-staff on Tuesday , February 21 , to honor Houston . Houston was also featured , alongside other recently deceased figures from the movie industry , in the '' In Memoriam '' montage at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26 , 2012
84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
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