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Award Winning Journalist, Media Consultant, Public Relations Expert, OG blogger, Underrated Wife, Tired Mom, Former Socialite, Loyal friend and advice giver is ready to share some lifestyle hacks, travel tips, mommy mess ups and more!
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Mrs. Fitzpatrick is an award winning journalist, news manager and Public Relations Expert with more than a decade of combined experiences in television news, and public relations 
She most recently worked as the Public Information and Communications Manager for the City of Durham, Police Department creating a positive media coverage campaign, virtual communications plan and social media strategy, along with marketing, recruitment and more during the most difficult times of protests, civil unrest and the pandemic.
Her work led to the first Black Female Police Chief spreading a message of police reform at the White House before Congress, interviews with Good Morning America, BBC and dozens of National and International media outlets.​

On Television

While at WWAY News in Wilmington, North Carolina, Amanda and her team received the AP Award for Best Evening Newscast (NC) and RTDNAC award for Best Special Report for their Commercial Free Election night coverage.
​Before joining WWAY she worked at WCCB-TV in Charlotte where she was the anchor for the number one week-end newscast and reported on the Carolina Panthers road to the Super Bowl, epic ice storm and interviewed Bill and Hilary Clinton during Hilary's election stop in the city.
She also spent five years working in Dallas, Texas.  While working as the main Anchor/Reporter at CW33 News she was nominated for 3 Lone Star EMMY awards and won 3 “Salute to Excellence” in reporting awards by the National Association of Black Journalists.
While reporting at NBC5, she reported during SuperBowl XLV, where she led National coverage for more than 12 hours on the crazy ice storm that shutdown the city, as well, as the big game!
Before working in Dallas, she was a reporter at the ABC station in her hometown of Raleigh-Durham, NC. While at WTVD, she covered the 2008 presidential campaign. Even traveling to DC to cover the Inauguration of President Barack Obama for ABC network.

Other stops include reporting in beautiful Charleston, SC and Albany, GA.  Where she was also honored with several community awards and recognition's.

In The Community

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Amanda is very active in the community and  while in Wilmington created the Wilmington Black Professionals group, where she and her husband garnered more than 500 members.  They were able to host monthly networking events and connect minority business owners and community members to create opportunities for both.
She also hosted and volunteered for more than 50+ charity and mentorship events during her time there. While in Dallas she received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hero award by the Cultivating Leaders Achieving Scholastic Success non-profit organization in Irving, Texas.

She was also named “2014 People to Watch” by Dallas Weekly newspaper and an Honorary Grand Marshall of the Elite News MLK parade in Dallas. In December 2013, she beat out thousands of nominees and was named by D Magazine as one of the “Top 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas.”

Amanda enjoys speaking to students and mentoring young journalists. She is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

My Family 

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Amanda married Yusef Abdur-Razzaaq in a beautiful ceremony in Riviera Maya, Mexico!   Yusef is an Air Force Veteran who proudly served our Country and currently works for the Department of Justice.  They met when she was blogging in Dallas, Texas at the red carpet event for his movie. 

 In 2019 they welcomed their beautiful daughter, Naomi Abdur-Razzaaq, a true miracle baby.​  They also created a non-profit named Naomi's Gift in her honor to teach parent's how to navigate the medical system and support families and medical staff who treat babies and children. ​

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