Her commitment to deep storytelling comes from not only believing that narrative has the potential to drive change but that it sits at the heart of what gives life value and meaning.  

Since 2020, Tamar has been a staff reporter at Prism where she her coverage focuses on race, culture, history, and injustice— particularly that which defines the criminal legal system. Her writing has been featured in Essence, Shadowproof and Truthout, among other outlets.

Tamar is currently pursing her PhD in History at Temple University and is an alumna of Wellesley College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.  However, home has always been her greatest classroom especially Brooklyn, where she was raised and Philadelphia, where she currently resides.