an abusive alcoholic. By far the most influential figures in Obama’s early life were his mother and grandmother. He has some of the demeanor of his grandmother and the will and much of the outlo ...

In his 2004 book “Dreams from My Father,” Obama wrote that his mother’s lessons on the power of love have been the guiding forces in his life and served as pillars for accomplishing his ...

But she sacrificed a lot to do so. Barack Obama's childhood was spent watching his mother struggle to make ends meet while simultaneously striving to prosper as an academic. None of it was easy ...

Former President Obama announced the Ann Dunham Water Garden in honor of his mother, who died in 1995 Barack Obama is celebrating his 61st birthday by naming a new addition to the Obama ...

Barack Obama gushed over his wife, Michelle Obama, in a sweet Mother’s Day post after she shut down divorce rumors. “Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing moms and mother-figures!” ...

Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson ... Michelle's brother Craig Robinson and his wife, Kelly; and Marian Robinson’s grandchildren, Avery, Leslie, Malia, Sasha, Austin and Aaron ...

Alex Wong/Getty Barack Obama, with his daughters Sasha and Malia, mother-in-law Marian Robinson, and Michelle Obama at the 2010 National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony on December 9, 2010 in ...

and her mother Marian Robinson at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 6, 2012. When Barack Obama started his first term as president in January, 2009, Mrs. Robinson moved ...

Barack Obama also said a few words in celebration of the life his mother-in-law. “There was and will be only one Marian Robinson. In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of ...