Famed Long Beach photographer
Navis Oliver reissues his coffee table-book
âGranny: Mama Sarah Obama A Pictorial Essayâ to celebrate her life after her recent passing. Oliver has traveled as far as Africa for photography assignments. On his first trip to Kenya, he found himself literally at the doorstep of Sarah Obama, the grandmother of President Obama.
Affectionately called Mama Sarah Obama she was the last surviving grandparent of President Obama and the official grandmother of her village Kogelo. Navis was granted permission to take these pictures for a picture book on her life, Mama Sarah Obama was 94 years-old.
For Oliver it was an act of love and respect for her and all African and African-American grandmothers who are nurturing multigenerational family relationships in both Africa and America.