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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November 10, 2020
Republicans retaining control of the Senate is a potential disaster for a President Biden and would block progress for a Democratic agenda.
November 4, 2020
Many white Americans don’t want to be saved the way Black people do, because their definition of salvation is mired in racism.
Robert Smith thegrio.com
September 20, 2020
OPINION: A criminal tax investigation could reveal that Smith’s $40 million gift to Morehouse may have been a strategy to achieve leniency.
July 20, 2020
David A. Love says honoring the legacy of John Lewis must also include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama the John Lewis Bridge.
July 2, 2020
OPINION: As institutions begin to remove the names of white supremacists from its walls, former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover should join the list.
June 4, 2020
Amy Cooper lied in her 911 call to police about her life being threatened by a Black man in New […]
Donald Trump theGrio.com
February 7, 2018
If Donald Trump can’t get what he wants, he’ll shut down the government. He’s holding America hostage in the process, and one should never negotiate with terrorist hostage takers.
Mitch McConnell Donald Trump theGrio.com
January 29, 2018
The FBI is investigating whether a Russian banker, mafia boss and politician with close ties to Vladimir Putin illegally funneled millions to the NRA to help Trump win the presidency.
Paul Ryan Mitch McConnell Chuck Schumer theGrio.com
January 19, 2018
If the White House and Congress do not get their act together, and if the Senate does not have enough votes to pass a spending bill, expect a government shutdown. Many people will be impacted, and as is the case with these things, the most vulnerable will feel pain.
January 15, 2018
Some have called Donald Trump the most racist U.S. president, but he does not stand alone. As dangerous and violent as his words are today, they are but a throwback to what other American commanders-in-chief have said and done during darker times–when America was “great,” according to Trump.
Donald Trump thegrio.com
January 12, 2018
It is hard to believe that a year has passed since Donald Trump took the oath of office and as […]
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January 12, 2018
Anyone with a pulse has known for quite some time that Donald Trump, the “President” of the United States, is a white-collar Klansman. And now, lest there be any doubt, the man is a shithole.
Joe Arpaio thegrio.com
January 10, 2018
Arpaio’s state of Arizona, like other states, provide roadblocks for ex-offenders and their voting rights…
January 5, 2018
Israel–a nation founded by Jewish refugees who fled genocide from the Nazis in Europe–comes off as a shamefully racist, hostile and inhumane place for Black people.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
The new tax bill is the greatest heist in modern history, outdoing even themselves in the level of greed and shadiness they have brought to the table.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 13, 2017
Black voters brought him to this place, and he can’t forget that
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 12, 2017
The epic U.S. Senate contest between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is far more than a local race
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
The GOP tax bill is as bad as you think it might be
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 5, 2017
While men are clearing their desks in the halls of power, Thomas should join them
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 4, 2017
For centuries, the British Monarchs made untold wealth through slave trading and free labor