Craig Robinson is Michelle Obama’s older brotherby approximately two years.
However, after Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, Michelle’s fame eclipsed Craig’s.
“Now I can’t walk down the street without people like, ‘Are you Michelle’s brother?
Can I take a picture?'”
he quipped on"Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast.
“While Craig appears to take this situation lightheartedly, there have been more serious difficulties he’s faced.
Craig’s athletic prowess helped him get into Princeton with a partial scholarship.
Fraser helped ease Craig’s anxiety.
Re-energized, Craig sought out the support he needed to be successful and bring his grades up.
He also discovered a crucial life lesson about putting in effort.
In actuality, his parents recently bought the bike at a local store.
The situation escalated as Craig professed his innocence and the officer insisted he was guilty.
“It was terrifying,” Craig recalled on"Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast.
Marian was understandably angry about the situation.
Unfortunately, the troubling experience also contained an important life lesson for Craig and his sister.
The color of our skin made us vulnerable.”
Looking back, Craig acknowledged he and Janis dealt with difficulties early in their relationship.
“One early conflict involved Craig getting an offer to coach at Cornell University.
He ended up turning it down after Janis raised objections about the salary and relocating away from family.
The resulting divorce took an emotional toll on the whole family.
However, Craig had long taken an optimistic view, even as he and Janis struggled.
In addition, Craig wanted to protect his family by not venting.
Craig was ousted from Oregon State’s coaching staff
Craig Robinson had a lifelong passion for basketball.
As an adult, he did a few coaching gigs, both at the high school and collegiate level.
However, he mainly worked in finance.
Six years later, he was promoted to head coach at Brown University.
In 2008, Craig moved across the country and became head coach at Oregon State University.
Unfortunately, by 2014, Craig’s coaching career abruptly ended.
Purportedly, Oregon State’s basketball program had fallen on difficult times before he joined their coaching staff.
While Craig hasn’t coached anywhere since, it didn’t dampen his enthusiasm for working in sports.
He’s taken on various roles for the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks teams.
The couple has two sons together: Austin and Aaron.
Back in 2020, their kids were virtual students at the University School of Milwaukee.
The couple attempted to engage the institution in a discussion regarding bias.
The couple was stunned and upset about how the incident impacted their children.
As a result,Craig and Kelly sued the University School of Milwaukeein April 2022.
While the couple asserted the school wronged their children by dismissing them, the school pushed back.
However, it’s unclear how things proceeded, since the case no longer garnered any media updates.
Sadly, Fraser died in 1991, leaving his family shocked and grieving.
“Due to the closeness of their relationship, Craig was devastated.
Michelle observed more indications that their father’s health was worsening.
She also mentioned bedside conversations the family had with her dad about happy childhood memories.
In his own memoir, Craig described these same see-sawing emotions at their dad’s burial.
While Craig hasn’t had the easiest life path, he’s managed to persevere again and again.
