Tonya Fitzpatrick
Articles by Tonya Fitzpatrick
On November 2, 2011, I had the pleasure of covering First Lady Michelle Obama at a President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) ceremony at the White House. This event honored 12 arts and humanities after-school programs with the National Arts and Humanities Youth Award. Twelve young people from across the country accepted awards from Mrs. Obama on behalf of the after-school and out-of-school time programs that changed their lives.
Produced by celebrity powerhouses Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) and Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, as well as Ruth and Stephen Hendel, FELA! (pronounced FAY-lah) is the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician and activist Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
On September 11, 2001, acts of terrorism claimed thousands of precious lives at the World Trade Center in New York, a field in Shanksville, PA, and at the Pentagon.
On November 26, 2010, First Lady Michelle Obama warmly welcomed the arrival of the White House Christmas tree. This magnificent 18.5-foot Douglas-fir traveled from the Crystal Springs Tree Farm in Pennsylvania to become the stunning centerpiece of the Blue Room.
President Obama awarded the 2010 National Medal of Arts and the National Humanities Medal to 20 distinguished honorees in a prestigious ceremony held in the East Room of the White House. World Footprints was honored to attend and witness this celebration of artistic and scholarly excellence.
