Elaine Tassy

Race, Diversity and Equity Reporter

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Elaine Tassy joined CPR News as its race, diversity and equity reporter in February 2022.

Professional Background:
In the 1990s she was a trainee in METPRO (Minority Editorial Training Program) at the Los Angeles Times, then worked at the Baltimore Sun covering communities, courts and education, and at the Albuquerque Journal covering social services on the City Desk and writing for the Food, Health and Living sections in the Features department. She has taught journalism at The University of The Bahamas in Nassau, Temple University and St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Education:
Elaine received a bachelor of arts degree with a double major in English and Cultural Politics at Wesleyan University, and a master's degree in Journalism at The Ohio State University.

Contact:

Bluesky: @elainetassy

Reflecting on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process to the U.S. Supreme Court and this moment in history

The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote April 4, 2022 on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. As the nation waits for that to happen, CPR’s Race, Diversity and Equity reporter, Elaine Tassy, assembled a roundtable of Black female attorneys and a judge who work in Colorado, to reflect on the nomination process and this moment in history.
By Elaine Tassy