Barak Obama Honors His Step-Grandmother, Sarah Obama, After She Passes Away At Age 99

Kezia Obama was Barack Obama’s stepmother and the mother of his half siblings.Obama was the first wife of Barack Obama Sr., the former president’s father. Her children included Malik and Auma Obama, the half-siblings of Barack Obama.

the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed over the weekend by a white police officer in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area.Wright was driving in Brooklyn Center when he was stopped by police. While he was initially pulled over for an expired registration tag on his car, according to Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon, officers then discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Regina Taylor (I’ll Fly Away) is set as a series regular portraying Michelle Obama’s mother, in Showtime’s upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Also cast in recurring roles are Saniyya Sidney (Fences) as Sasha Obama, newcomer Julian DeNiro as young Barack Obama and Evan Parke (Django Unchained) as SS Allen Taylor, Michelle Obama’s first and longtime security agent.

“Our hearts are heavy over yet another shooting of a Black man,” former President Barack Obama tweeted, after Daunte Wright was shot and killed at the hands of police on April 11,  just 10 miles from where George Floyd was killed by another Minneapolis officer on May 25, 2020. “It’s important to conduct a full and transparent investigation, but this is also a reminder of just how badly we need to reimagine policing and public safety in this country.”

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama‘s Spotify podcast has been parodied on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live – watch it below.Launched back in February, Renegades: Born In USA hears the pair discuss their lives, music, and enduring love of America — despite all its challenges. It was recorded in one session last year.During the Weekend Update portion of last Saturday’s (April 10) edition of SNL, Michael Che welcomed guests Springsteen (played by Beck Bennett) and former President Obama

Barack Obama paid a moving tribute to the late Prince Philip following his tragic death aged 99 on Friday 9 April.The former President of the United States took to Instagram and shared a heartfelt post on behalf of himself and his wife, Michelle Obama.READ: Prince Charles comforts Queen after sad death of Prince PhilipSharing a photo of the pair alongside Philip and the Queen during Obama's time in office, he reflected on his first meeting with Philip and gushed about his "grace and

Prince Philip after it was announced on Friday that he had died. The Duke of Edinburgh was 99. Buckingham Palace confirmed the news, writing that «the Royal Family join with people around the world in mourning his loss.»Philip, who was married to Queen Elizabeth II for 73 years prior to his death, had several health scares since his retirement from public duties in 2018.

Barack Obama has spoken about how Jay-Z’s ‘My 1st Song’ helped him during his time as President of the United States.The 44th president is well-known for being an avid music fan and often shared playlists of his favourite songs during his two terms in the White House.In a new video, Obama discussed how ‘My 1st Song’, which appeared on ‘The Black Album’, was a track he would listen to often when he was on the campaign trail and, later, running the US.“I’ve mentioned a couple of songs that even

Barack Obama may be the former president of the United States, but when it comes to his two daughters — 22-year-old Malia and 19-year-old Sasha — they're just as embarrassed of their dad as any other daughter.Last week, 59-year-old Obama gave his social media followers the chance to ask him questions about his podcast with Bruce Springsteen. On Friday, posted a video of him answering their specific question, which was an inquiry about whether he has one rap verse he can recite by heart.

Barack Obama may be the former president of the United States, but when it comes to his two daughters — 22-year-old Malia and 19-year-old Sasha — they’re just as embarrassed of their dad as any other daughter.

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Barack Obama is mourning the loss of his step-grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama.The former U.S. president took to Instagram on Monday, revealing that the matriarch of his Kenyan family has died. She was at least 99 years old.«My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as 'Mama Sarah' but known to us as 'Dani' or Granny,» Obama's message began.

Barack Obama has paid tribute to his "beloved" grandmother who has passed away at the age of 99.Sarah Ogwel Onyanho, or known to many as "Mama Sarah" and to Barack as "Dani," was born and lived in Kenya.She "raised eight children, tended to her goats and chickens, grew an assortment of crops, and took what the family didn’t use to sell at the local open-air market."Sarah was the third wife of the former US leader's paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, and Sarah raised Barack's father

Former President Barack Obama‘s grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, has passed away at the age of 99.

Sarah Obama was an educator and philanthropist who was President Barack Obama’s step-grandmother and the matriarch of his African family.Born around 1920 or 1921 – records were not kept at the time and she was unsure of the date – Obama lived her whole life in Kenya. She was the third wife of President Obama’s grandfather, and though they weren’t blood relations, she and the former president formed a bond after they met in the 1980s.

The 2021 NAACP Image Awards is announcing this year's winners across more than 60 categories in streaming presentations across five nights ahead of the awards' live show on BET and CBS on Saturday night. On Monday, the NAACP presented awards in a number of literary and documentary categories as well as two special awards for activist and youth activist of the year.

NAACP Image Awards — honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film — is a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live broadcast.Eddie Murphy is 2021's inductee into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, presented to him by longtime collaborator Arsenio Hall, with the night's other awards handed out by the likes of Andra Day, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Michelle Obama, Regina King and more.The preceding non-televised program includes a

Angelique Jackson The 52nd NAACP Image Awards kicked off Monday with its non-televised ceremony, which was presented virtually due to the ongoing pandemic.President Barack Obama’s bestselling memoir “A Promised Land” was among the winners during Monday night’s webcast, earning the outstanding literary work nonfiction prize.ESPN & Netflix’s “The Last Dance,” which centered Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls, picked up the outstanding documentary, television series or special category

Michelle Obama has joked her husband, former President Barack Obama, had the "tougher time being an empty nester."The political pair have two daughters, Malia, 22, and 19-year-old Sasha, and both moved back home as their university schooling went online during the coronavirus pandemic.But Michelle has now admitted that Barack finds having them home a "delight," whereas she is ready to "kick them out the door" again.RELATED: Michelle Obama's parenting style with daughters Malia and Sasha revealed