About David A. Love

David A. Love is a journalist and commentator who writes investigative stories and op-eds on a variety of issues, including politics, social justice, human rights, race, criminal justice and inequality. Love is also an instructor at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information, where he trains students in a social justice journalism lab. In addition to his journalism career, Love has worked as an advocate and leader in the nonprofit sector, served as a legislative aide, and as a law clerk to two federal judges. He holds a B.A. in East Asian Studies from Harvard University, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also completed the Joint Programme in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. His portfolio website is davidalove.com.

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 20, 2009

Should push for mandatory paternity tests be abandoned?

OPINION – Creative solutions are required for the serious crisis of absent fathers. The issue of mandatory paternity testing helps to shine a light on the problem, but it will take more than a DNA result to make better fathers.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 18, 2009

For blacks, spanking has ties to slavery

OPINION – Beatings are still prevalent as a child-rearing tool in the African-American community, a practice which hearkens back to the days of slavery…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 12, 2009

Lou Dobbs has finally been deported from CNN

OPINION — Lou Dobbs recently announced that he is resigning from CNN, and not a moment too soon. On November 11, the incendiary news anchor…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 9, 2009

Sammy Sosa's new skin reflects an ugly mentality

OPINION – Many have been shocked to see recent photos of retired major league baseball player Sammy Sosa wearing green contact lenses, and having a skin tone…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
November 3, 2009

Ohio sex offender shows high price of prisons ignoring rehabilitation

OPINION – The discovery of the bodies of six women at the home of a convicted rapist is further proof that our criminal justice system is broken…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 29, 2009

Southern states ‘opted-out’ of civil rights too

OPINION – The Republicans have been reduced to their hyper-conservative core, which is united in a hatred of government…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 19, 2009

Morehouse dress code is more about homophobia than decorum

OPINION – Morehouse College, that legendary institution of higher learning in Atlanta, recently enacted a new dress code for its all-male student body…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
October 14, 2009

Hypocrisy reigns for critics of the first non-black Miss Hampton U

OPINION – The crowning of Nikole Churchill as the first non-black Miss Hampton University has caused a ruckus at the historically-black institution…