Marian Shields Robinson, mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, dies at 86. Marian Shields Robinson once said she had the “easiest job” at the White House as the “first grandmother.” ...

In a deeply personal revelation, former First Lady Michelle Obama has shared the four simple yet powerful words her mother, ...

WASHINGTON — Marian Lois Shields Robinson, 86, who raised her daughter, Michelle Obama, in a small apartment on Chicago’s South Side and later went to live in the White House when Barack Obama ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Lois Shields Robinson, has died at the age of 86, her family announced in a statement on Friday.

Marian Lois Shields Robinson was born in Chicago on July 30, 1937. She attended two years of teaching college, married in 1960 and, as a stay-at-home mom, stressed the importance of education to ...

WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Monday delivered the eulogy for his mother-in-law, Marian Lois Shields Robinson, at a memorial service at the South Shore Cultural Center. The ...

Marian Shields Robinson once said she had the “easiest job” at the White House as the “first grandmother.” Marian Shields Robinson, mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, was a major ...

WASHINGTON — Marian Lois Shields Robinson, 86, who raised her daughter, Michelle Obama, in a small apartment on Chicago’s South Side and later went to live in the White House when Barack Obama ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama who moved with the first family to the White House when son-in-law Barack Obama was elected president, has died. She was 86.