THE WHITE HOUSE WELCOMES ARTS, EDUCATION, AND FASHION!

Hi ladies (and possibly gents)! I’m back J I used to add a touch of corporate fashion to Reem’s former blog “2broads1city,” as a guest contributor. Since I started law school, I have not had the time to share my thoughts on fashion with you all…so I am beyond excited to get back at it! I would like to thank my fashionista, Reem, for letting me use PIFFY as an outlet -- THANKS REEM! For my first post on PIFFY, I will talk about the White House’s Turnaround Arts Program.

In 2012, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) launched the two-year Turnaround Arts Program. The program aimed to turn around low-performing schools, narrow the achievement gap, and increase student engagement at eight schools. It used arts as a medium to pave the way to academic success and promote personal growth for students at these schools.

On May 20th, none other than the First Lady of the White House and the first lady of fashion, Michelle Obama and Sarah Jessica Parker respectively, joined forces to expand the program’s efforts to up to 60 schools around the country! The program has received sufficient funds for the next three-years. The First lady shared that the program has been a major success: “math and reading scores have gone up in these schools… attendance is up, enrollment is up…parent engagement is up… suspensions have plummeted…and two of the schools in our pilot improved so dramatically that they are no longer in turnaround status.” It’s no surprise that Turnaround Arts has exceeded PCAH’s expectations, considering MO spearheads the initiative as the Honorary Chair of the President’s Committee. You go girl! Show em’ who is BAWSE!

The White House celebrated the expansion of the Turnaround Arts Program by showing casing the talents of the beneficiaries through a talent show. Children performed alongside SJP! See pictures below.


MO wore a white Michael Kors dress, which she accessorized with a wide belted Alexander McQueen belt. 

SJP wore a white blouse, fitted jeans, and high-top Chuck Taylor’s.

Kudos to these talented children!



Couldn’t close without this endearing picture of the power couple’s romantic smooch. Yes, it is possible to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders and simultaneously maintain a healthy relationship with your soulmate! J

 To learn more about Turnaround Arts Program and the program’s expansion, please visit:



MISSING IN ACTION


I know, I know I haven't been posting, I've been MIA :o But I have good reasons:

  1. Personal matters
  2. Being in The Mission reality TV Show is literally what I do every single day. Filming, interviews, more filming sigh it's actually exhausting lol
Nonetheless the program is coming to an end soon, I'm currently in the Top 6! Woohoo! So stay tuned and hang in there, I'll be posting more, once I free up. Although I do have to say I'm very up to date on Instagram as I post all the behind the scenes from the program there and events when I have time to attend them so follow me :)

And reintroducing Lin! My NYC fashionista who used to contribute to my previous blog, well she's back and has a new post which I'll be posting shortly.

Hasta la Pasta,
Reem