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P.R. Lockhart

Staff Writer

    Latest articles by P.R. Lockhart

    Race
    A new lynching memorial highlights America’s grim legacy of racial terrorismA new lynching memorial highlights America’s grim legacy of racial terrorism
    Race

    “This is an act of ending silence and committing to truth and reconciliation.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Black girls are disciplined more harshly in school. Dress codes play a big role.Black girls are disciplined more harshly in school. Dress codes play a big role.
    Politics

    “We’re sending the message that what girls wear is more important than what they think.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Even as states legalize marijuana, racial disparities in weed arrests persistEven as states legalize marijuana, racial disparities in weed arrests persist
    Politics

    Black people continue to be arrested at a higher rate than their white peers.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Business & Finance
    Starbucks’s racial bias training has some big names behind itStarbucks’s racial bias training has some big names behind it
    Business & Finance

    Civil rights experts like former US Attorney General Eric Holder will help create the curriculum.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    New York just removed a statue of a surgeon who experimented on enslaved womenNew York just removed a statue of a surgeon who experimented on enslaved women
    Politics

    The statue of J. Marion Sims, known as the “father of gynecology,” was moved as the US grapples with its history.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Police Violence
    “They just began pouring bullets”: California police kill black man in Walmart parking lot“They just began pouring bullets”: California police kill black man in Walmart parking lot
    Police Violence

    Diante Yarber’s family says the young father’s death is the result of excessive force.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Starbucks will close all 8,000 US coffee shops next month for employee racial bias trainingStarbucks will close all 8,000 US coffee shops next month for employee racial bias training
    Politics

    The announcement comes after a growing backlash over the arrests of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks.

    By Alexia Fernández Campbell and P.R. Lockhart
    Criminal Justice
    Video shows police punching naked black Harvard studentVideo shows police punching naked black Harvard student
    Criminal Justice

    Cambridge police are pushing back on excessive force accusations after the incident.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Technology
    Black members of Congress criticize Zuckerberg: Facebook “does not reflect America”Black members of Congress criticize Zuckerberg: Facebook “does not reflect America”
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    Technology

    Legislators used the Zuckerberg hearing to raise concerns about Facebook’s treatment of users of color.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Ben Carson is pulling HUD away from its key missionBen Carson is pulling HUD away from its key mission
    Politics

    Fifty years after the Fair Housing Act, Carson is shifting the agency’s focus.

    By P.R. Lockhart