Janet Jackson visits small childhood home

Janet Jackson visits small childhood home
Janet Jackson waves goodbye as she leaves the former Roosevelt High School in Gary, Ind., Saturday. (AP)
Updated 29 October 2017
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Janet Jackson visits small childhood home

Janet Jackson visits small childhood home

GARY, Indiana: Singer Janet Jackson and her brother Randy Jackson have visited their childhood home in Gary, Indiana, and talked with local high school students.
The (Northwest Indiana) Times reported that the Jacksons made the visit Friday, a day after Janet Jackson’s concert in the Chicago area. Janet Jackson told students at Roosevelt High School that she started crying when she saw the small house. She said, “me and my family are so blessed. I’m so thankful.”
The 51-year-old said she was 8-years-old the last time she was in Gary. The family moved out of the industrial city about 50 km southeast of Chicago after the Jackson 5 recorded their first album in 1969, when Janet Jackson was a toddler.
She also told students she misses performing with her siblings.