The Swamp (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... trained as a lawyer and living now in the White House. "What did you do?" her mother, Marian Robinson, who also lives in the White House now with her two grandchildren, is often asked. "And the one thing my mom has always said, and I agree, she said, 'You know what, Michelle and Barack aren't new.' She says, 'Michelle and Barack are not unique.' "She says, "here...
ShoppingBlog.com (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
President Obama, Michelle Obama and the first grandmother Marian Robinson handed out candy to the children of military families at the White House for Halloween. Barack did not go in costume, but Michelle looked fabulous in black pants, a leopard print twin set, cat ears and some awesome cat eye makeup. She accessorized with bangle bracelets. The first couple greeted guests and passed...
Flopping Aces (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Is he giving or taking? U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and his wife Michelle Obama give treats to local school children on Halloween at the White House in Washington October 31, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES POLITICS) U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R), his wife Michelle Obama (2nd L) and her mother Marian Robinson (L) greet local [...]
Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... including the Red Moon Theater in Chicago and D.C. companies. POTUS, FLOTUS and First Grandmother Marian Robinson, all smiling broadly, handed out treats for about 30 minutes from 6:30 to 7 p.m. on the front steps. First, the treats: White House M&Ms, a sweet dough butter cookie from the White House pastry shop and, of course, some dried fruit (cherries, apricots, pears, apples...
Obama Foodorama (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
... Social Secretary Desiree Rogers , in black hat with white wig, gets in on the treating action. Marian Robinson , Mrs. Obama's mother, was also handing out treats. Inside the White House, the President and Mrs. Obama hosted a reception for military families and the families of White House staff and residence staff. UN ambassador Susan Rice was dressed as Goofy, while Press Secretary...
Obama Foodorama (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
... could not be foodier . ( Photo at top: First Lady Michelle Obama, Malia, Sasha, and First Grandma Marian Robinson during the 2009 Easter Egg Roll as President Obama starts to read "Where The Wild Things Are") And in addition to being read at the White House, "Where The Wild Things Are" has also landed on the Obama Administration's "approved" children's...
Stars Are Blind (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
Michelle Mack, a 37 year old woman has lived a fairly normal life. Michelle’s parents say that they knew something was wrong with their daughter but until 10 years ago doctor’s hadn’t diagnosed Michelle. At the age of 27, Michelle and her parents were informed that the entire left-side of Michelle’s brain was [...] Related posts: Michelle Obama with Marian Robinson...
Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
In a continuing music series at the White House, tonight is Latin music night. Live streaming now. (7:30 eastern) In the house, the Obama family, First grandma Marian Robinson, Ken Salazar, Sonia Sotomayor and Hilda Solis. Celebs: Jimmy Smits, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Marc Anthony and JLo. Other performers: Los Lobos and Marc Anthony.
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
... was intrigued by Michelle Obama's lineage because of the surname, Shields, which her mother, Marian Robinson bore. It was the genealogist's mother's surname as well. She felt an "instant affinity.'' It was a 6-year-old slave, Melvinia Shields, from South Carolina , bequeathed in her master's will and later sold for $475, who tugged at the genealogist's heartstrings, Katherine...
Gen X at 40 (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
... President Barack Obama's inauguration. Smolenyak said her mother, like Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, carried the surname Shields, and an "instant affinity" pushed her interest. The first lady's ancestors lived across the South and Midwest, and many were part of the Great Migration that saw blacks leave the South for the industrialized North. It was the 6-year-old...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
Are you named Davis, Easley or Humphrey? Or Johnson, Jumper, Laws, McGruder, Morehead or Moten? Or Robinson, Shields, Thornton, Tinsley or Wade? If yes, you may be a distant cousin of first lady Michelle Obama, whose family tree features a young slave girl from South Carolina--once sold for $475--who appears to have borne children in the mid-to-late 1800s with an Irish-American named Shields....
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
WASHINGTON - -- Are you named Davis, Easley or Humphrey'Or Johnson, Jumper, Laws, McGruder, Morehead or Moten'Or Robinson, Shields, Thornton, Tinsley or Wade?If yes, you may be a distant cousin of first lady , whose family tree features a young slave girl from -- once sold for $475 -- who appears to have borne children in the mid-to-late 1800s with an Irish-American named Shields. The two could...
