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HISTORIAN: MICHELLE OBAMA’S FAMILY TREE PROVES THAT “WE’VE ALL MINGLED”

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama ,and their children Sasha,8, and Malia,11, walked across Pennsylvania Ave as they headed back to the White House after leaving St. John’s Church in Washington, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009.

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Meanwhile, the New York Times has traced the first lady’s ancestry back through five generations and found that the first lady’s great-great-great-grandmother was a slave and that her great-great-great grandfather was a white man.

“She is representative of how we have evolved and who we are,” historian Edward Ball said. “We are not separate tribes of Latinos and whites and blacks in America. … We’ve all mingled, and we have done so for generations.”

Click here to learn more about Michelle Obama’s family tree

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23 Comments to “HISTORIAN: MICHELLE OBAMA’S FAMILY TREE PROVES THAT “WE’VE ALL MINGLED””

  • tk August 16, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    @ bob – because Malia is at summer camp.

  • bob August 16, 2010 at 6:54 pm

    Why is Sasha getting all the attention now instead of Melia?

  • SA August 14, 2010 at 5:49 pm

    We are ALL God’s Children regardless of race, colour, religion etc.

  • Brenda April 7, 2010 at 12:59 pm

    Not many people are of pure race, especially in the US.

  • Miss Char October 31, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    Black must really be important because it is always a topic when individuals start talking about someone important being this or that racially. Whatever the obamas are physically, did not hinder them from aspiring. Seems as if it the mind that matters, and everything else is bull.

  • Shay October 21, 2009 at 3:46 am

    I must say they is a cute family, and obama has so cute kids. So what if Malia go be as tall is her dad, smh, their are millions of Tall Beautiful women out there, and Malia and Sasha or just as pretty as any other young girl.. tall and all..

  • Khrish October 17, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    I hope the Obamas continue to visit churches in the area and not select just one church to become members. As soon as they saw them at this church they started writing about the pastor and his beliefs. It seems the first family always get in trouble about his pastors. If they stay aloof and just visit churches, the press can lay off the choice of ministers.

  • krissy c. October 13, 2009 at 1:05 pm

    wow they will do anything to lessen how black we are the point remains she’s black if she was any other black woman this wouldnt matter

    • CurlsN'Kinks October 14, 2009 at 2:04 pm

      OMG. That is the same thing I said. They call Obama Bi-racial, which technically he is, but a few years ago he would have been just black. How hard for is it for people to accept that they are Black. Yes the president of the United States is married to a black woman *SMH* Hell I am sure almost all black people have white in them a few generations back but you don’t see people trying to call us mixed, we are just black *SMH*….I hope she says she is black.

      • Khrish October 14, 2009 at 10:02 pm

        She never says anything about it so I suppose it doesn’t matter to her. He has always classified himself as Black. I don’t even know why they printed that stuff. As you said, unfortunately or fortunately, we all got hit with that stick some where in our lineage. Who cares! it doesn’t make or any more nor any less. She is still a beautiful first lady.

  • Khrish October 12, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    The hair style suits her. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

  • Resse October 12, 2009 at 3:46 pm

    Wow, if you click that link that leads to the NY Times article, it leads to a family tree that show pictures of both of her parents when they were young. Malia looks just like her grandmother!! I always thought she looked more like her father but she definitely takes after her mother’s side.

    • Khrish October 12, 2009 at 6:38 pm

      If you see a picture of her Paternal grandmother and great-grand father, you would have to rethink that resemblence. I put the pictures together of President Obama, his mother, his grandfather and Malia and it’s like the emerging of one face.

  • Janay October 12, 2009 at 2:46 pm

    Malia is almost as tall Mrs. Obama…

    • Khrish October 12, 2009 at 6:31 pm

      It seems that since the night he was elected she just jumped in height. You are so right, she’s almost as tall as her mom. She was barely taller than Sasha on election night. She is certainly President Obama’s “Mini Me.”

  • InnocentCorruption203 October 12, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    Well I’m glad to see the BCK readers are staying positive. I’m surprised they aren’t eating this article up, as much as they bring up race, complexion, and hair texture. I didn’t want to be the one to bring the “race card” up but I just wanted to give props to the readers for taking the high road =)

    The family looks very happy, I wish them the best!

    • Khrish October 12, 2009 at 1:33 pm

      LOL!

  • BrwnSantiLove October 12, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Nice fam

  • Teri October 12, 2009 at 11:18 am

    They are truly such a beautiful family. As far as the article is concerned, I’m not really sure anyone would be shocked. Interesting, yes? Surprising? Nope.

    I love the Obamas!

  • Khrish October 12, 2009 at 10:36 am

    Who cares. I praise Mr. and Mrs Robinson and Mrs Obama herself for their values instilled that make her the successful, beautiful, elegant, brilliant, inspirational, wife, mother and First Lady that she is today.

  • mel October 12, 2009 at 9:05 am

    Love First Lady Michelle’s dress and the girls outfits are cute as well. Malia is so tall.

  • Deedra October 12, 2009 at 8:37 am

    They all look very nice….Malia has gotten so big….Kids grow up so fast

  • H~Boogie83 October 12, 2009 at 8:22 am

    Love them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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