Barbara Rosen : Like Billie Holiday , Judy Garland , Elvis and others before her , that inner voice of doubt that we all feel sometimes just could never keep up with the public adulation . Whitney Houston was strong , poised and immensely talented . She says Whitney Houston came under pressure to satisfy women , struggled with drugs . Houston was an activist for causes including the struggles against apartheid and racism . Rosen : The media should report the positives about people while they are still alive .
Barbara Rosen : Whitney Houston was strong , poised and immensely talented . She says Whitney Houston came under pressure to satisfy women , struggled with drugs . Houston was an activist for causes including the struggles against apartheid and racism . Rosen : The media should report the positives about people while they are still alive .