Politics. On Point.

The woman who made her mark as grandma-in-chief when President Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States, passed Friday. The woman who was considered the backbone of the Obama household will be remembered as a family-oriented, kind person, who remained poised as she assumed the responsibility of helping raise her two beautiful granddaughters in an environment, and in a world, far from what she ever imagined. Mrs. Marian Robinson, mother of First Lady Michelle Obama,  waves to reporters during Easter egg hunt at the White House. (photo CD Brown) I recall seeing her that day in March during Women's History Month at the Smithsonian when her daughter's Inaugural gown, like all the other first lady inaugural gowns,  was being cemented in Smithsonian history . She was smiling as she walked alone prompting me to ask, "is there no security, no secret service, for the first grandmother?" ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   I am also reminded of the time w...

First Lady Michelle Obama:  " Mother's Day is showing our gratitude for all that they do." In a White House Mother's Day Tea, the First Lady helped honor militiary moms, and moms the world over, saying women are "crucial in guiding our families, and in our neighborhoods, and in our country, as well." "They’re the shoulder that we lean on as individuals, but collectively these are the shoulders that form the foundation of our communities. They’re our friends, our teachers, our mentors, our bosses. They find time to drive community projects and car pools. They lead our businesses and our birthday parties. Our lives and our communities are blessed by everything, big and small, that mothers and mother figures give us every single day." The occasion wouldn't be complete without the First Lady acknowledging her mother, The First Grandmother, Mrs. Marian Robinson  for whom she credits for being her rock.  "This woman who tries to take a...