Tamar Sarai

Harlem, Philadelphia

Staff Features Reporter at Prism

soft-spoken drama queen ✨ staff writer: @prismreports ✨ @wellesley woman, @columbiajourn grad, phd student @templeuhistory

Articles

Uber and Lyft drivers banned from Nashville airport after protest

4 weeks ago | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Nearly three-dozen Uber and Lyft drivers remain banned from serving the Nashville International Airport (BNA) in retaliation for participating in a caravan protest outside the airport. The Feb. 14 caravan was held in support of a bill that would help rideshare drivers throughout the state. Tennessee HB 879, also introduced in the State Senate as SB 818, attempts to stymie the oversaturation of out-of-state rideshare drivers, which has negatively impacted Tennessee drivers.
Swarthmore College Sanctions 15 Pro-Palestine Student Protesters

1 month ago | truthout.org | Tamar Sarai

This story was originally published at Prism. Swarthmore College, a Quaker institution that has often championed protests and human rights, sanctioned 15 pro-Palestine student protesters on March 6, according to the college’s chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). One graduating senior was suspended for allegedly using a bullhorn indoors, which the college categorized as “assault,” the students said.
Swarthmore College suspends pro-Palestine student protester

1 month ago | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Swarthmore College, a Quaker institution that has often championed protests and human rights, sanctioned 15 pro-Palestine student protesters on March 6, according to the college’s chapter of Students for Justice for Palestine (SJP). One graduating senior was suspended for allegedly using a bullhorn indoors, which the college categorized as “assault,” the students said. The Pennsylvania college issued warnings to five of the other students, and nine were placed on probation.
Reparative justice needed for victims of family policing: report

2 months ago | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Community members across New York City gathered at the People’s Forum on March 1 to discuss the harms of the family policing system and learn more about growing demands for reparative justice. Family policing comprises a consortium of agencies and government organizations, including Child Protective Services (CPS), the foster care system, and other services mandated by the court system.
Hundreds in California rally for pardons for immigrants ahead of Trump presidency

2 months ago | register-herald.com | Tamar Sarai

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Health care workers strategize to protect undocumented patients

2 months ago | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued two directives on Jan. 21 that sent shockwaves through the immigrant rights community.
Exhibit on Rikers Island history provides insights into jail’s impact

2 months ago | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Weeksville Heritage Center, a historic site in Brooklyn, New York, is displaying an exhibition on Rikers Island through March 31, allowing visitors to peek into the history of the notorious island jail in the East River. Created by the Rikers Public Memory Project, “Torture Island: Past, Present, Future” offers a window to the past. The exhibit also hopes to help visitors understand history in the making, as organizers shape what comes next after the detention complex’s impending closure.
‘Categorical clemency’ offers women new approach to pardons, commutations

Feb 6, 2025 | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Miquelle West was 10 years old when her mother, Michelle West, dropped her off at school. At the time, Miquelle didn’t know that that day would be the last time they’d see each other freely. “When my mom went to prison, my world cracked,” Miquelle wrote in a personal essay published on Medium In 2023.
Indigenous groups celebrate Leonard Peltier’s release from prison

Jan 27, 2025 | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

Among Joe Biden’s final actions as his presidential term wound to a close was the commutation of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist who had been federally imprisoned for almost 50 years. Peltier was the longest imprisoned Native American political prisoner in U.S. history and one of the oldest people held in federal detention. The announcement of Peltier’s release marks the culmination of a decadeslong campaign led by Indigenous activists.
Recovery from LA fires harder for homeowners without insurance

Jan 16, 2025 | prismreports.org | Tamar Sarai

In the early hours last Wednesday, William Chandler attempted to save his home in Altadena, in Los Angeles County, choosing to stay behind after his wife and daughter safely evacuated.