Angela C Norward

@anorwar

A. Norward Vacations specializes in Celebration Travel, includes Group Travel •Destination Weddings •Vow Renewals •Honeymoons •AI Resorts •in the Caribbean.

Birmingham, AL

Joined February 2012

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Angela C Norward @anorwar

16 days ago

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@historyinmemes

17 days ago

“His father left when he was 2. He lost his mother to cancer. He was moments away from becoming leader of the free world with no parents. So I took his hand.” - Michelle Obama’s mother explains why she held Barack Obama’s hand on election night. This quote describes a widely shared moment from Election Night 2008, often attributed to Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, involving her son-in-law, Barack Obama. As the election results confirmed Obama’s victory, Michelle noticed her mother quietly holding his hand tightly. When asked about the moment afterward, Robinson reportedly looked beyond the historic achievement and saw the person behind it. She understood that Barack was about to become president of the United States while standing on the edge of that moment without either of his parents by his side. His father had left when he was two years old, and his mother had died of cancer in 1995. The story has continued to circulate as a powerful reminder of the personal emotions behind a historic event — a quiet gesture of support, compassion, and family connection during one of the most significant nights in American history.

historyinmemes's tweet photo. “His father left when he was 2. He lost his mother to cancer. He was moments away from becoming leader of the free world with no parents. So I took his hand.”

- Michelle Obama’s mother explains why she held Barack Obama’s hand on election night.

This quote describes a widely shared moment from Election Night 2008, often attributed to Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, involving her son-in-law, Barack Obama. As the election results confirmed Obama’s victory, Michelle noticed her mother quietly holding his hand tightly.

When asked about the moment afterward, Robinson reportedly looked beyond the historic achievement and saw the person behind it. She understood that Barack was about to become president of the United States while standing on the edge of that moment without either of his parents by his side. His father had left when he was two years old, and his mother had died of cancer in 1995.

The story has continued to circulate as a powerful reminder of the personal emotions behind a historic event — a quiet gesture of support, compassion, and family connection during one of the most significant nights in American history.

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Angela C Norward @anorwar

about 1 month ago

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Michelle Obama

@MichelleObama

about 1 month ago

So much of my story—and Barack's—runs through the South Side of Chicago. We had so much fun going down memory lane with @People, sharing moments from the decades we've spent together, the opening of the Obama Presidential Center, and the work we still have left to do in our next chapter. We hope you'll check out the interview: https://t.co/N7HgrjrQRj