Michelle emphasised that both Malia and her younger sister, Sasha, now 23, have been clear about wanting to be seen for who ...

Michelle Obama has weighed in on her daughter Malia's decision to no longer use her surname professionally. Malia, 26, is ...

Ann Dunham gave Barack Obama Sr regular updates about his life during the 1960s and 70s and even sent him school reports. It was not until the 1980s that Mr Obama became aware of the contact ...

The character has a mass of black hair. Ann Dunham, too, was famous for her shock of black hair, which she claimed came from a trace of Cherokee blood in her veins. Barack Obama's mother also did ...

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has recently opened up about her 26‑year‑old daughter Malia’s decision to drop the Obama ...

There the Kenyan met and married Barack's mother, Ann Dunham, who was living in Honolulu with her parents. The president has famously written of the influence exerted on him by his charismatic but ...

When his 18-year-old wife, Ann Dunham, was five months pregnant, the elder Mr Obama told immigration officials they planned to give the baby away to the Salvation Army. Then a student at the ...

The former first lady addressed her daughter's decision "to make her way" without the Obama name as she finds her footing in ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ann Dunham raised not only a future president of the United States but one who broke barriers and made history as the first Black American ...

Anthropologist S. Ann Dunham (above, left) documented traditional crafts in Indonesia. Her field notes are now digitized and the Smithsonian is looking for digital transcribers. National ...

What role did Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, play in his formative years and how did it influence his political rise? Judith Kampfner unveils more about this unconventional woman. Show more ...