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July 13, 2016 The Skanner Page 11 Bids & Classified Advertising deadlines 12:00 Noon Monday Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Interview cont’d from pg 7 KW: What message do you think people will take away from the book? What did you hope to achieve by publishing the book? MON: There were a few reasons why I wrote the book. One was that I wanted to tell my sto- ry myself, and not have others tell it for me. Another was tht I felt my family is nebulous in many ways. A lot of people don’t understand it. It represents change which can be frightening to many people. I wanted people to know about the Obama family and where we come from, with a lineage traced back to the 17th Century. I think that’s a service the coun- try needs to know. The other thing I wanted to talk about is the expe- rience of being mixed- race. Many Americans, and more and more peo- ple around the world are going through this globalization of race, culture and religion. And we’re discovering that we don’t represent just one culture, but two or three. Growing up as a mixed-race kid was a very bumpy road, and I wanted to share how that experience helped form my identity, hoping that it might serve as a lesson for the kids of the world who are closer and closer physically as well as in- tellectually. KW: I found your writ- ing intense and moving, especially that chapter about the loss of your brother, David. MON: Thank you so much. That was a tribute to my brother. I wanted to make sure that no one forgot him. He was the closest to me in many ways. We had the same mom and the same dad. In that chapter and the one on my step-father I try to pay my respects to two remarkable people. Part of my purpose was to express the humanity of these wonderful peo- ple in my family. KW: Well, you certain- ly succeeded. But you also succeeded in paint- ing your biological fa- ther as a monster. MON: He was tortured. For a long time, I felt that it wasn’t a big deal, until I appreciated its effects on my life. For a long time, I couldn’t remember any- thing good about my fa- ther. That was one of my reasons for writing the book. How can a child actually not remember one good thing about his Obituary: Carmon Cunningham May 30, 1954 - June 21, 2016 C armon Cunningham, a loving fater, hus- band, brother and friend who was highly loved and respected by members of the community with whom he worked, has died at the age of 62. he was born on May 30, 1954 to Melvia and Roosevelt Cunningham. He graduated from John Adams High School in northeast Portland in 1972, and earned a bachelor’s degree in eco- nomics at Pacific University in Forest Grove in 1976. At Pacific, he was known for starting the Concerned Black Students organziation and also for his role as a DJ for the college radio station. He received his Master’s in Business Admin- istration from Boston University in 1991. In 1995, he became the director of alumni rela- tions for the Sloan School of Managment at the Massachusetts Institue of Technology. While at MIT, he met his wife, Paul T. Hammond Cun- ningham, and they married on Sept. 9, 2000 and moved to Newton, Mass. He became the vice president of communica- tions and technology for the boston non-prof- it, Jobs for the Future, working to increase the eductaion and training level of young adults. He opened the Cleaner Spot, a dry cleaners in Wilmington, Mass., with three locations. He also serviced as president of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife Paula; son Dante; daughter-in-saw Rathana Bun; stepson James Hammond, mother Melvia Cunningham, and two brothers, Gerald and Derwin Cunningham. He also leaves behind several cousins, nieces and nephews, and multiple friends from every phase of his life. To place your ad, email advertising@theskanner.com or go to www.TheSkanner.com and click on the “Ads” menu father? I would really try to, Kam, but I couldn’t. KW: What inspired you to write about him anyway? MON: The pride that Barack inspired in me about the Obama family once again. That rush of elation and that sense of being a part of some- thing bigger than myself was unmistakable. For all of Barack’s flaws and shortcomings, his ability to inspire people is amaz- ing. Then, as I was writ- ing, I felt like I couldn’t write about a father who was so one-dimension- al. And in the process of researching more about him, I imagined his good points, I came to a sort of resolution, and I also came to understand a lit- tle bit more about myself. Still, there was some- thing so raw about that chapter that I couldn’t read it after I wrote it. It’s so emotional for me, but it was something that needed to be said. KW: You have a way with words. For instance, it was very vivid how you described Barack’s smell- ing like cigarettes and his callousness. MON: [Laughs] Details are important. I real- ize that people find it strange when I talk about my brother in physical detail. But I don’t see him as the President. I see him as a brother. That’s the fundamental differ- ence in perspective be- tween me and the vast majority of the people I interact with. When he steps off a plane, I might notice the bags under his eyes. Some people feel you shouldn’t point that out about a president. You’ve got me going, Kam. [Laughs heartily] KW: Cousin Leon Mar- quis says: I didn’t even know Barack had a broth- er. How’d you get a name like Mark when your brother is named Barack? Did you Americanize it, like when Barack called himself Barry? MON: When I was born, my father, being a member of the Luo tribe, wanted to give me a Luo name. He called me Okoth. But my mother, from the outset, want- ed to give me a Western name, too. She took Mark from the Bible. 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