Conversation so far:
Where was Whoopi Goldberg born?
Manhattan, New York City.
who were her parents?
the daughter of Robert James Johnson, Jr.
who was her mother?
Emma Johnson (nee Harris; September 21, 1931 - August 29, 2010), a nurse and teacher.
Did she have any siblings?
brother Clyde.
Where did she go to school?
She attended a local Catholic school, St Columba's when she was younger.
Did she go to college?
She dropped out of Washington Irving High School.
What did she do after dropping out of school?
Goldberg relocated to Southern California before settling in Berkeley, where she worked various odd jobs, including as a bank teller, a mortuary cosmetologist, and a bricklayer.

Question: What was her childhood like?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Whoopi Goldberg's childhood like?