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Dependency and poverty. >> greta: there is a big difference between handing out and inspiring and giving an opportunity. >> is it. >> greta: the inspiring and the opportunity is -- >> well, the look at myself. the opportunity for me came i had two great parents, parents with a military background. i also got involved in the high school r.o.t.c. program. that was the ticket for me to get out. >> greta: what was the like at the time? >> my -- what was the neighborhood like at the time? >> more families there. a strong church environment. we did have the small black businesses. i would walk from ...

Dependency and poverty. >> greta: there is a big difference between handing out and inspiring and giving an opportunity. >> is it. >> greta: the inspiring and the opportunity is -- >> well, the look at myself. the opportunity for me came i had two great parents, parents with a military background. i also got involved in the high school r.o.t.c. program. that was the ticket for me to get out. >> greta: what was the like at the time? >> my -- what was the neighborhood like at the time? >> more families there. a strong church environment. we did have the small black businesses. i would walk from ...

you're exposed to sniper positions that are just around the corner on the other side of those buildings. final preparations are under way for a farewell, not to just a pop superstar but a daughter, a mother, a friend. whitney houston's funeral is tomorrow in the church where she sang as a child u the pastor says the service will be personal and dignified. it will also be a gathering of celebrities including houston's god mother, aretha franklin. on the "today" show, she talked about the difficulty of singing at that service tomorrow. >> it is not gonna be easy, i can tell you that....

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