Life Soledad O’Brien mourns mom’s death 40 days after dad’s in the most moving post March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Sonja Haller, USA TODAY Comments Off on Soledad O’Brien mourns mom’s death 40 days after dad’s in the most moving post The former CNN anchor announced her mother died on Monday. On Twitter, she wrote about her parents' interracial marriage and touted her mom's wisdom.