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Michelle Obama’s Mom Dies at 86

REST IN PEACE

“On Election Night in 2008, when the news broke that Barack would soon shoulder the weight of the world, she was there, holding his hand.”

Owen Lavine
Owen Lavine 

Breaking News Intern

First lady Michelle Obama (L) applauds with her mother Marian Robinson (R) during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Owen Lavine

Owen Lavine

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