Dorothy Height was known as the “Godmother of American civil rights” and once marched with Martin Luther King Jr.

Dorothy passed away in 2010 at the age of 98. She had continued to campaign long into her nineties.

The Sandy Hook school massacre

In 2012, twenty children, aged between six and seven years old, and six teachers were shot d3ad by Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook elementary school.

I can only hope it helps for you to know that you’re not alone in your grief,” shared an emotional Obama in a speech following the attack.

“We have wept with you, we’ve pulled our children tight.”

Inauguration Ceremony

Barack Obama became upset because he made his farewell speech as US president on Tuesday night in Chicago.

It was mention of his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia that made him cry.

“Of all that I’ve done in my life, I’m most proud to be your dad,” he said.

The loss of his grandmother

Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, passed away from canc3r on November 3 2008 in the last day of his campaign for presidency.

He mentioned her during a speech at the University of North Carolina.

“She has gone home,” he said, before telling crowds her loss was “hard to talk about”.