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P.R. Lockhart

Staff Writer

    Latest articles by P.R. Lockhart

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    The largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook was a scamThe largest Black Lives Matter page on Facebook was a scam
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    A CNN report found that the page was being run by a white man in Australia.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Gender
    Today is Equal Pay Day. It doesn’t apply to most women of color.Today is Equal Pay Day. It doesn’t apply to most women of color.
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    Women of color face more than a gender wage gap; they face a racial one too.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Sen. Kamala Harris on Stephon Clark: “A life that should not have been ended”Sen. Kamala Harris on Stephon Clark: “A life that should not have been ended”
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    The rumored 2020 presidential candidate weighs in on policing.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    After Stephon Clark’s death, California may limit when police can shootAfter Stephon Clark’s death, California may limit when police can shoot
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    Police have wide latitude to use lethal force. California lawmakers want to change that.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    The Memphis sanitation workers strike and MLK’s unfinished fight for economic justiceThe Memphis sanitation workers strike and MLK’s unfinished fight for economic justice
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    Fifty years after King launched the Poor People’s Campaign, workers and advocacy groups are pushing for better wages and union rights for the working poor.

    By P.R. Lockhart
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    Police shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own backyard. All he was holding was a cellphone.Police shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own backyard. All he was holding was a cellphone.
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    Officers say they mistook Stephon Clark’s cellphone for a gun. Activists want more answers.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Media
    Parkland’s black students say they’re being forgotten in the gun control debateParkland’s black students say they’re being forgotten in the gun control debate
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    “We have been thoroughly underrepresented and, in some cases, misrepresented.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Why black girls are taking a leading role in the fight for gun controlWhy black girls are taking a leading role in the fight for gun control
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    Black women and girls are often the victims of gun violence.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Mississippi’s new abortion ban will hit black women the hardestMississippi’s new abortion ban will hit black women the hardest
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    The law has been temporarily blocked by the courts.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    A DC lawmaker has apologized for saying Jewish people control the weatherA DC lawmaker has apologized for saying Jewish people control the weather
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    It’s just the latest in a new wave of anti-Semitic incidents across the country.

    By P.R. Lockhart