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P.R. Lockhart

Staff Writer

    Latest articles by P.R. Lockhart

    Criminal Justice
    Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer involved in Eric Garner’s death, has been firedDaniel Pantaleo, the NYPD officer involved in Eric Garner’s death, has been fired
    Criminal Justice

    The decision comes more than five years after Garner’s death drew national attention and galvanized racial justice activists.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Criminal Justice
    “This is 2019 and not 1819”: mounted police leading a black man by a rope sparks outrage“This is 2019 and not 1819”: mounted police leading a black man by a rope sparks outrage
    Criminal Justice

    Less than two weeks later, Texas Rangers have found “nothing that warrant[s] a criminal investigation.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    How slavery became America’s first big business
    Explainers

    Historian and author Edward E. Baptist explains how slavery helped the US go from a “colonial economy to the second biggest industrial power in the world.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Police Violence
    Why police violence needs to be treated as a public health issueWhy police violence needs to be treated as a public health issue
    Police Violence

    A new study finds that fatal police violence is a leading cause of death for young men in America. The study’s lead author tells Vox why that matters.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    Ferguson changed how America talks about police violence. 5 years later, not much else has changed.Ferguson changed how America talks about police violence. 5 years later, not much else has changed.
    Politics

    Michael Brown’s death made America more aware of police violence. But police reform is still a work in progress.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Amy Klobuchar releases plan to fight hate crimes in wake of El Paso shootingAmy Klobuchar releases plan to fight hate crimes in wake of El Paso shooting
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    The Democratic presidential candidate says that the federal government must bolster its role in fighting white nationalist violence.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy
    Marianne Williamson presents the 2020 Democratic primary’s first reparations planMarianne Williamson presents the 2020 Democratic primary’s first reparations plan
    Vox’s guide to where 2020 Democrats stand on policy

    The self-help guru wants to spend $200 billion to $500 billion on the plan, calling it “payment of a debt that has never been paid.”

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Gender
    Sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown released from Tennessee prison after 15 yearsSex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown released from Tennessee prison after 15 years
    Gender

    In January, Brown was given clemency for a life sentence handed down after she killed a man who solicited her for sex when she was 16 years old.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    Politics
    “I’m outraged and you should be too”: El Paso condemns racism and bigotry in wake of shooting“I’m outraged and you should be too”: El Paso condemns racism and bigotry in wake of shooting
    Politics

    Days after the shooting, residents and officials are condemning racism — including that of President Trump.

    By P.R. Lockhart
    2020 Presidential Election
    “Fire Pantaleo!”: the discussion of Eric Garner’s death at the Democratic debate, explained“Fire Pantaleo!”: the discussion of Eric Garner’s death at the Democratic debate, explained
    2020 Presidential Election

    Bill de Blasio and Joe Biden faced questions about the 2014 incident.

    By P.R. Lockhart and Emily Stewart