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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July 22, 2022
Trump is no longer in office, but the Trump cult continues to peddle the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen from the former president.
July 15, 2022
White supremacists in the military and law enforcement are not a new phenomenon. But now the government is taking this threat seriously.
July 1, 2022
As Republicans celebrated the end of abortion rights, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi led Democrats in the singing of […]
June 29, 2022
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The testimony […]
June 28, 2022
Some Republicans do not support Trump. Some have even spoken out against him and ignored his calls to overthrow the government.
June 25, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court is an illegitimate institution that is a threat to the lives of Black people and other marginalized groups.
June 3, 2022
Police do lie, and often. Those who accept what police officers say as the God’s honest truth are likely to get their feelings hurt.
May 24, 2022
As the monkeypox virus continues to spread, news organizations are racializing and colorizing this new virus du jour.
May 20, 2022
The Buffalo, N.Y, shooter used tech platforms to plan his mass murder of 10 Black people in a Tops supermarket.
May 17, 2022
Media coverage of the Buffalo, N.Y., mass shooting proves that some journalists cannot handle the truth about racism in America.
May 11, 2022
Sundiata Acoli, a Black man and a political prisoner, is a free man after nearly half a century behind bars.
May 6, 2022
Universities profited from slavery and played a role in the enslavement of Black people. They should acknowledge this legacy and make amends.
May 4, 2022
President Joe Biden must cancel the student loans now. Black people need it and deserve it, and this is a racial justice issue.
April 11, 2022
The right to protest in America is under attack, and it all involves a case against a Black Lives Matter activist.
March 29, 2022
The attempted state takeover of a Mason, Tenn., town is a reminder that America has a long history of taking over Black towns.
March 23, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine might seem like a world away for some people—out of sight, out of mind and not their problem.
March 4, 2022
Tucker Carlson doesn’t think Brown Jackson is intelligent enough for a lifetime appointment on the high court.
March 2, 2022
White reporters are in their feelings over the sight of white refugees. Some have done an atrocious job covering Ukraine’s refugee crisis.
February 9, 2022
It is time for all Black artists to join India.Arie and send a message to Spotify and drop it like it’s hot.
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January 31, 2022
President Biden has the opportunity to right a grievous wrong. Black people who served in the U.S. armed forces are being deported.