Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a white American mother, and a black Kenyan father. He was born on August 4, 1961. His father was a government economist and his mother was Indonesian oil manager. Barack was raised by his grandparents in Hawaii after his parents left him.
His father moved back to Kenya and his mother moved to Jakarta. His grandfather was a furniture salesman and his grandmother worked in a bank. They lived in a small apartment. Barack went to Punahou School, one of Hawaii’s top prep academies. Barack’s Father only came and visited him once when he was ten years old. Some of Barack's nicknames included Barry, Bama, Rock, The one, and No Drama Obama.
Obama went to Columbia University, but didn’t like the racial tension in New York. He then went to join a church based group in Chicago. He made history when he attended Harvard Law and was the first African- American editor of the Harvard Law Review.
After Harvard he began teaching at the University of Chicago Law School. There, he met Michelle Robinson and the two got married in 1992. Michelle was an attorney and gave birth to two children. His children are Malia Ann who was born on July 4th, 1998 and Natasha who was born on June 10th, 2001.
He got elected to the Illinois state senate. Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat, representing Illinois, in 2004. He gave a keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. This speech made him well noticed by the public. Barrack Obama was the first African American to be president. He is also our current president.
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Good summary but be sure to always add personal thoughts to each assigned blog.