Her parents emphasized the children getting educated and being involved in the church , and her father encouraged Houston and her siblings to sing .
After Houston 's three oldest siblings were born , the family relocated to New Jersey during the Second Great Migration .
family 's parents emphasized the children getting educated and being involved in the church , and her father encouraged Houston and her siblings to sing .
After Houston 's three oldest siblings were born , the family relocated to New Jersey during the Second Great Migration .