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Anita Marie Pointer January 23, — December 31, was an American singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters. She co-wrote and was the lead singer on their hit song " Fairytale ", which garnered them their first Grammy Award in As a result, her family traveled by car almost yearly from California to Arkansas to visit Pointer's grandparents who lived in Prescott.

During that time, her mother allowed her to stay with her grandparents to attend fifth grade at McRae Elementary, seventh grade at McRae Jr. High, and tenth grade at McRae High School. Pointer and her sisters found fame in , when she sang lead on " Yes We Can Can ", which reached No. In the late s and early s, the Pointer Sisters rose to higher levels of success.

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A second single from the album, More Than a Memory , also charted, reaching No. In , Pointer and her sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , [ 18 ] and in , Pointer was singularly inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame. The book chronicles the Pointer family origins and history as well as finding themselves as young black women in the San Francisco Bay Area during the civil rights and Black Power movement of the late s.

As well, it describes the difficulties and successes they encountered throughout their career and shares their chart history, discography and other surprises along the way. Throughout the book, family members also share their memories of the Pointer family history including Bonnie, who died that same year in June. The book earned positive reviews upon release.

Pointer was married several times and had one child. In December , at age 17, Pointer married David Harper. They had a daughter, Jada Rashawn Pointer, born April 9, Pointer was briefly in a relationship with Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson.