The Obama Diary

First lady Michelle Obama stands with her mother Marian Robinson and daughters Sasha and Malia as they listen to former resident Noor Ebrahim on a visit to the District Six museum, in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 1867 as a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, and immigrants, the apartheid government in 1965 declared it “white” and forcibly removed 60,000 residents and bulldozed their homes

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First lady Michelle Obama reacts to a student’s question at the University of Cape Town

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First lady Michelle Obama meets with Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Cape Town Stadium

First lady Michelle Obama does push ups with Archbishop Desmond Tutu

First lady Michelle Obama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu bump fists after they participated in youth activities raising awareness for HIV prevention at Cape Town Stadium

Pictured left to right: the First Lady’s niece Leslie Robinson; daughter Malia Obama; Archbishop Tutu, Mrs. Obama; daughter Sasha Obama, and nephew Avery Robinson.