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Desiree Cooper

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Opinion | Like Michelle Obama, I lost my mother last year. Here’s what the year has taught me. Original

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By Desiree Cooper
| MS NOW Verified
Last week’s installment of “IMO,” the podcast Michelle Obama hosts with her brother, Craig Robinson, was called “What Losing Our Mother Taught Us About Love, Life, and Family.” Marian Robinson, who lived in the White House with the Obamas for eight years, died May 31 last year, and the siblings talked about what a major shift it is even for people in their 60s to lose a parent.
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Opinion | JD Vance doesn't understand the sacrifices grandmothers make

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By Desiree Cooper
| Yahoo Verified
Desiree Cooper August 18, 2024 at 3:04 AM·6 min read In 1984, a boy was born in a small town near Cincinnati and raised amid family chaos. Addiction. Abuse. Absent father. Poverty. His grandmother swooped in to provide consistency for him and his sister. He was grateful for his Mamaw’s steady presence even as she struggled to raise two grandchildren well into her 70s.
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We Need to Be Brutally Honest About Kevin Jr., and Wendy Williams' Dementia Diagnosis

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By Desiree Cooper
| The Root Verified
None of us could look away from last month’s two-part Lifetime documentary detailing talk show host Wendy Williams’ stunning reversal of fortune.
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