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Born in Honolulu, Hawaii,Aug. 4, 1961. His father, Barack Obama Sr., was a student from Kenya who herded goats as a child. His mother, Ann Dunham of Wichita, Kan., was a student at the University of ...

The author of the children's book tells PEOPLE she is "shocked that anyone would want to ban a children's biography about Michelle Obama, because this is a nonfiction book that doesn't strike me as at ...

This is one of many attempts to ban books that discuss race, gender, or sexuality. A Texas parent argued that a children's biography about former first lady Michelle Obama is "leftist indoctrination" ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new biography of President Barack Obama based on conversations with him, his family and political rivals will hit bookstores in April, publisher Alfred A. Knopf said on Monday. ...

NEW YORK, January 15: AETN has closed a number of deals for BIOGRAPHY: Barack Obama, less than a week ahead of his historic U.S. presidential inauguration. The hour-long program has been licensed to ...

Maraniss got the title wrong.?Instead of "Barack Obama: The Story," it should be "Barack Obama: The Encyclopedia, Vol. 1." It's that dense in material, not all of it particularly relevant. It's that ...

Michelle Obama will appear on the cover of a comic book to be released Wednesday, US Weekly reports. Titled, “Female Force: Michelle Obama,” the comic book will be a biography of the First Lady.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood released the following statement on President Obama’s trip to North Carolina to meet with ...

DENVER (Reuters) - Barack Obama burst onto the national stage four years ago with a speech describing himself as a skinny guy with a funny name and an improbable life story. On Thursday night, in a ...

A document shows a parent calling a children's book about Michelle Obama "leftist indoctrination." The parent demanded the book be removed from a Texas school district. This is one of many attempts to ...