Elaine Tassy
@elainetassy.bsky.social
Race, Diversity and Equity Reporter, Colorado Public Radio
A documentary about Black men platonically cuddling is screening tonight in Aurora. Yes, you read that right. www.cpr.org/2026/02/06/d...
Cuddling, holding hands: New films explore ways for Black men to heal and resist stereotypes
‘Dark and Tender’ showcases ways to push back against historical images of Black men being portrayed as violent, brutish and oversexualized.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
A documentary about Black men platonically cuddling is screening tonight in Aurora. Yes, you read that right. www.cpr.org/2026/02/06/d...
If these third graders from Golden keep it up, I might be out of a job! www.cpr.org/2026/02/02/w...
Wondering about this mild winter? Third-graders get the answers from a meteorologist.
A few fun facts about the rest of the snowy season: This winter, we’re likely to get less snow than last year. Last December was the warmest of
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February 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
If these third graders from Golden keep it up, I might be out of a job! www.cpr.org/2026/02/02/w...
On a five-day reporting trip to Southwest Colorado, I was honored to sit down with one of the elders and learn about some of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe's spiritual traditions. www.cpr.org/2025/12/02/u...
A Ute Mountain Ute spiritual leader reflects the importance and private nature of vision quests, sun dances, and sweat lodge ceremonies
Too few people practice it for numbers to show up in national religious studies.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:36 AM
On a five-day reporting trip to Southwest Colorado, I was honored to sit down with one of the elders and learn about some of the Ute Mountain Ute tribe's spiritual traditions. www.cpr.org/2025/12/02/u...
Where there was once a federally run Indian boarding school that stripped Native kids of their identity, there's now a teaching farm growing blue corn and other produce in Hesperus, Southwest Colorado. www.cpr.org/2025/10/31/1...
Farming program yields robust crops on the grounds of former army post and Indian boarding school
Participants grow fresh produce for personal and professional reasons.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Where there was once a federally run Indian boarding school that stripped Native kids of their identity, there's now a teaching farm growing blue corn and other produce in Hesperus, Southwest Colorado. www.cpr.org/2025/10/31/1...
On the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute reservations in Southwest Colorado, elementary schools are trying to teach the Ute language, although there aren't any fluent speakers. One elder also worked on a Ute on-line dictionary. www.cpr.org/2025/12/15/u...
These elementary schools in Southwest Colorado are trying to save the Ute language
The only problem: No one is fully fluent.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:10 AM
On the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute reservations in Southwest Colorado, elementary schools are trying to teach the Ute language, although there aren't any fluent speakers. One elder also worked on a Ute on-line dictionary. www.cpr.org/2025/12/15/u...
Ever think about picking up a piece of pottery from a historical site like Ute Mountain Tribal Park? Don't even try it! www.cpr.org/2025/12/17/m...
Thinking about taking a pottery shard from Mesa Verde or Ute Mountain Tribal Park? Don’t
Drop it right now, before something bad happens to you.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Ever think about picking up a piece of pottery from a historical site like Ute Mountain Tribal Park? Don't even try it! www.cpr.org/2025/12/17/m...
Laguna Pueblo's Thelma Jean (TJ) Atsye's voice leads the audio tour at Mesa Verde National Park. She's the voice and face of the place, and she knows it! www.cpr.org/2025/12/11/m...
Visitors to Southwest Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park can now hear from its direct descendants
A shift away from non-Native voices can be heard during an audio tour and a visitors’ center film at the park.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Laguna Pueblo's Thelma Jean (TJ) Atsye's voice leads the audio tour at Mesa Verde National Park. She's the voice and face of the place, and she knows it! www.cpr.org/2025/12/11/m...
Danielle SeeWalker gets the last laugh on the whole Vail artist residency thing . . . www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/a...
Danielle SeeWalker, artist who won settlement from Vail, plans trip to West Bank to paint mural
Denver multi-disciplinary plans to use money from First Amendment rights violation case to work with with Palestinian artists
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November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Danielle SeeWalker gets the last laugh on the whole Vail artist residency thing . . . www.cpr.org/2025/11/24/a...
Tell the penny buh-bye. www.cpr.org/2025/11/20/o...
From the Denver Mint to the Money Museum, Coloradans say goodbye to the penny
Well, except, technically, ‘the United States has never made a penny.’
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November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tell the penny buh-bye. www.cpr.org/2025/11/20/o...
Reposted by Elaine Tassy
“Don't just acknowledge it. Tell me what you're going to do about it. It's stolen.” www.cpr.org/2025/10/13/c... vis @zialcita.bsky.social
His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement
Hundreds of years after most of Colorado’s Indigenous tribes were forcibly removed from the state, a movement emerges to bring them home.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“Don't just acknowledge it. Tell me what you're going to do about it. It's stolen.” www.cpr.org/2025/10/13/c... vis @zialcita.bsky.social
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I-70 and Chambers in Aurora, a new shelter is opening on Monday with beds for over 600 people. www.cpr.org/2025/11/14/n...
I-70 and Chambers in Aurora, a new shelter is opening on Monday with beds for over 600 people. www.cpr.org/2025/11/14/n...
New shelter for people experiencing homelessness opens Monday in Aurora
It will offer a tiered system for housing, as well as services to get people experiencing homelessness back on their feet.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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I-70 and Chambers in Aurora, a new shelter is opening on Monday with beds for over 600 people. www.cpr.org/2025/11/14/n...
I-70 and Chambers in Aurora, a new shelter is opening on Monday with beds for over 600 people. www.cpr.org/2025/11/14/n...
The autopsy and toxicology reports are now in for the Keenesburg Six, but they don't answer many questions about the accident at Prospect Valley Dairy Farm in August. www.cpr.org/2025/10/31/a...
Autopsies and toxicology reports detail how six dairy workers died, but not what led up to the incident
Each of the victims’ autopsy reports notes that they died of “sudden death due to acute hydrogen sulfide exposure.”
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November 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The autopsy and toxicology reports are now in for the Keenesburg Six, but they don't answer many questions about the accident at Prospect Valley Dairy Farm in August. www.cpr.org/2025/10/31/a...
I went on a ghost hunt around the Denver metro for a Halloween story, and found out that Denver Library's main branch basement, and room 320 of the Oxford Hotel, have friendly ghosts. www.cpr.org/2025/10/27/g...
We went ghost hunting just in time for Halloween. Here's what we found
Ghosts of miners emerging from a shaft in Lafayette, a Victorian woman near the Senate at the State Capitol, a rose-scented hotel specter and more.
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October 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I went on a ghost hunt around the Denver metro for a Halloween story, and found out that Denver Library's main branch basement, and room 320 of the Oxford Hotel, have friendly ghosts. www.cpr.org/2025/10/27/g...
Here are some updates on the six who died at the dairy farm in Keenesburg, including what was said on the 911 call. www.cpr.org/2025/10/10/p...
Some Prospect Valley Dairy Farm victims have been buried but families are still waiting for answers
Five men and a 17-year-old boy died in what’s being called a containment accident in Keenesburg.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Here are some updates on the six who died at the dairy farm in Keenesburg, including what was said on the 911 call. www.cpr.org/2025/10/10/p...
Hispanic Heritage month started this week. The way it will be celebrated this year across Colorado is being impacted by ICE raids. www.cpr.org/2025/09/15/h...
ICE scrutiny means scrapping outdoor, public events for Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations around Colorado
Colorado Hispanic groups are exercising caution during their celebrations, including switching to indoor events or less public activities.
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September 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Hispanic Heritage month started this week. The way it will be celebrated this year across Colorado is being impacted by ICE raids. www.cpr.org/2025/09/15/h...
In case you missed CrimeCon, held here in the Denver metro last weekend, I went and here is my report: www.cpr.org/2025/09/06/c...
CrimeCon 2025 draws thousands to Gaylord Rockies in Aurora
Annual convention brings together true crime buffs, but also gives support to victims.
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September 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In case you missed CrimeCon, held here in the Denver metro last weekend, I went and here is my report: www.cpr.org/2025/09/06/c...
Still trying to learn more about the tragic death of six men at a dairy farm near Keeneburg. On Monday I'll have another story. This one is from this week: www.cpr.org/2025/08/28/o...
OSHA investigating death of 6 workers at dairy farm near Keenesburg
The Denver office of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health could have assisted, but was closed by federal budget cuts in the spring.
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August 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Still trying to learn more about the tragic death of six men at a dairy farm near Keeneburg. On Monday I'll have another story. This one is from this week: www.cpr.org/2025/08/28/o...
Reposted by Elaine Tassy
The steadiest of Eddies is retiring.
Longtime CPR News Morning Edition Host Mike Lamp will sign off September 12th-- his 64th birthday.
Mike is unflappable, humble, and has a voice that soothes like baby powder. Before he leaves, he'll join Colorado Matters to discuss his TV and radio career.
Longtime CPR News Morning Edition Host Mike Lamp will sign off September 12th-- his 64th birthday.
Mike is unflappable, humble, and has a voice that soothes like baby powder. Before he leaves, he'll join Colorado Matters to discuss his TV and radio career.
August 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The steadiest of Eddies is retiring.
Longtime CPR News Morning Edition Host Mike Lamp will sign off September 12th-- his 64th birthday.
Mike is unflappable, humble, and has a voice that soothes like baby powder. Before he leaves, he'll join Colorado Matters to discuss his TV and radio career.
Longtime CPR News Morning Edition Host Mike Lamp will sign off September 12th-- his 64th birthday.
Mike is unflappable, humble, and has a voice that soothes like baby powder. Before he leaves, he'll join Colorado Matters to discuss his TV and radio career.
Today I went to Keenesburg, CO to try to find out more about the six men killed at a dairy farm there last Wednesday. www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/w...
Here’s what we know about the six people who died at a dairy in Keenesburg
Among the dead are a 17-year-old high school senior at Highland High School in Ault.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Today I went to Keenesburg, CO to try to find out more about the six men killed at a dairy farm there last Wednesday. www.cpr.org/2025/08/25/w...
Elizabeth School district in Colorado banned 19 books last year. This spring, they were court-ordered to put them back. This month I showed up at two of the schools to see if they did put them back, but I was intercepted. www.cpr.org/2025/08/14/e...
As classes near in Elizabeth, a book ban hangs over the town’s schools
School officials say they have returned “sensitive” books to the shelves after a federal court order, but the issue is far from settled as a trial nears.
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August 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Elizabeth School district in Colorado banned 19 books last year. This spring, they were court-ordered to put them back. This month I showed up at two of the schools to see if they did put them back, but I was intercepted. www.cpr.org/2025/08/14/e...
A supervisor at Woodgrain Inc. told three employees: "You look like a bunch of monkeys trying to f*** a coconut." They agree the statement was made, but, duh! It's not racist! OK...https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/01/woodgrain-inc-lawsuit-black-employees/
July 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A supervisor at Woodgrain Inc. told three employees: "You look like a bunch of monkeys trying to f*** a coconut." They agree the statement was made, but, duh! It's not racist! OK...https://www.cpr.org/2025/07/01/woodgrain-inc-lawsuit-black-employees/
Prison visits are now enshrined as rights in Colorado, after legislation was signed this month by Gov. Polis. www.cpr.org/2025/06/05/p...
Prison visits now a right for incarcerated people in Colorado under new law
Polis signed into law the legislation introduced by State Rep. English and Rep. Bacon.
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June 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Prison visits are now enshrined as rights in Colorado, after legislation was signed this month by Gov. Polis. www.cpr.org/2025/06/05/p...
Doulas who work with new parents in recovery are having a hard time accessing health insurance reimbursements. www.cpr.org/2025/05/23/r...
Doulas serving those with addictions still waiting for the full benefit of new state law making care reimbursable through insurance
A new Colorado law makes it possible for doulas to get reimbursed by Medicaid, but some providers are running into barriers.
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May 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Doulas who work with new parents in recovery are having a hard time accessing health insurance reimbursements. www.cpr.org/2025/05/23/r...
Fundraising for Denver Pride parade and other activities offered at the Center on Colfax have dropped by about two thirds, a trend also happening in other large cities. denverite.com/2025/04/10/d...
Denver Pride Parade fundraising plummets as companies retreat from DEI
The Center on Colfax is struggling under the Trump administration to raise money for the parade and other LGBTQ programming.
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April 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fundraising for Denver Pride parade and other activities offered at the Center on Colfax have dropped by about two thirds, a trend also happening in other large cities. denverite.com/2025/04/10/d...
Are you in the inverted L? Do you smell something? A recent study found that if you are, you could be: denverite.com/2025/03/31/p...
Denver’s poorest neighborhoods have more stink-producing factories, new study finds
Many of them are within Denver’s “inverted L.”
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April 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Are you in the inverted L? Do you smell something? A recent study found that if you are, you could be: denverite.com/2025/03/31/p...