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P.R. Lockhart

Staff Writer

    Latest articles by P.R. Lockhart

    Criminal Justice
    A white woman called the cops on a black real estate investor. Police defended him.A white woman called the cops on a black real estate investor. Police defended him.
    Criminal Justice

    In a twist on recent racial profiling incidents, police officers told the woman they weren’t needed.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Kamala Harris endorses new district attorney in Sacramento after the Stephon Clark shootingKamala Harris endorses new district attorney in Sacramento after the Stephon Clark shooting
    Politics

    Incumbent Sacramento DA Anne Marie Schubert has been heavily criticized for her response to the shooting.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Black people in NYC are 8 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than whitesBlack people in NYC are 8 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana than whites
    Politics

    The NYPD said more 911 calls were behind racial disparities in marijuana arrests. It doesn’t explain the difference.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Criminal Justice
    White people keep calling the cops on black people for no reason. That’s dangerous.White people keep calling the cops on black people for no reason. That’s dangerous.
    Criminal Justice

    Calling 911 means different things to white and black people.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Cynthia Nixon called marijuana licenses a “form of reparations” for black people. Not exactly.Cynthia Nixon called marijuana licenses a “form of reparations” for black people. Not exactly.
    Politics

    Marijuana reform can help black communities. That doesn’t make it “reparations.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Culture
    Ta-Nehisi Coates: Kanye West wants the “freedom to be proud and ignorant”Ta-Nehisi Coates: Kanye West wants the “freedom to be proud and ignorant”
    Culture

    The Atlantic writer says West is distancing himself from blackness — and the community that fueled his rise.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Culture
    The backlash against R. Kelly and Bill Cosby isn’t a “public lynching,” despite what their defenders sayThe backlash against R. Kelly and Bill Cosby isn’t a “public lynching,” despite what their defenders say
    Culture

    Calling sexual misconduct allegations “lynching” is not only inaccurate, it dishonors a very real history.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Technology
    The digital revolution is leaving black people behindThe digital revolution is leaving black people behind
    Technology

    A new report says Silicon Valley’s lack of diversity is hurting black America.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Culture
    The ignorance of Kanye WestThe ignorance of Kanye West
    Culture

    West says he’s a free thinker. His slavery comments show that he doesn’t understand history.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Culture
    Donald Trump’s latest tweet about Kanye West and Chance the Rapper, explainedDonald Trump’s latest tweet about Kanye West and Chance the Rapper, explained
    Culture

    Trump still doesn’t know how to talk about race.

    By P.R. Lockhart