Gaines, according to Vaughn, is now living in a homeless shelter in Richmond, where staff is making sure she takes her medication. “I knew she was in trouble for over a year,” said Vaughn, while sitting in her office at Geoffrey’s Inner Circle in Oakland.

Why is Rosie Gaines homeless?

Today, she is staying at a homeless shelter in Richmond after having spent much of 2014 in and out of hospitals for her legs, which had become swollen and badly infected because she’d stopped taking insulin for her diabetes. There also were periods of camping outside the Bay Point BART Station.

Who was the female singer with Prince?

Vanity. Denise “Vanity” Matthews, who died earlier this year, was one of Prince’s best known protégées and was the lead singer of the Prince-created trio Vanity 6, which was featured on his 1999 album tour.

What happened to the new power generation?

The New Power Generation, also known as The NPG, was the backing band of musician Prince from 1990 to 2013. They were replaced by 3rdeyegirl as his backing band in 2013. In 2015, the New Power Generation reunited as Prince’s backing band for his final studio album before his death, Hit n Run Phase Two.