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 11, 2015
The fourth Republican presidential debate was a test for newly minted frontrunner, former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson...
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November 8, 2015
Dr. Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon-turned-politician, may have gifted hands in the operating room when operating on conjoined twins, but politics…
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November 7, 2015
Kentucky has a new lieutenant governor who is making history, as the first African-American elected to statewide office in the…
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November 4, 2015
Was a 28-year-old immigrant from Guinea executed by members of the NYPD and then a victim of a massive cover-up?
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November 1, 2015
Why is #BlackLivesMatter going after Hillary Clinton, and what must she do? The goal is to make sure that she…
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October 29, 2015
Long story short, Sen. Marco Rubio dominated the latest GOP showdown as the clear winner, and Jeb Bush--his low-energy campaign…
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October 26, 2015
Can we all just stop comparing things - anything - to slavery? Ben Carson, the apparent frontrunner in the Republican…
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October 23, 2015
Now that the Benghazi hearing is behind her, Hillary Clinton can rejoice in the fact that she delivered a strong…
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October 21, 2015
After weeks of wavering and deliberation, Vice President Joe Biden has opted out of the 2016 race for President...
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October 20, 2015
Now is the time to put the Republican Party out of its misery. The fractured GOP is turning into a…
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October 16, 2015
October 16 marks the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, when Minister Louis Farrakhan called on black men to…
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October 13, 2015
With the first Democratic presidential debate about to take place in Las Vegas on Tuesday night, attention will begin to…
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October 12, 2015
With Columbus Day once again upon us, America must ask the question, what are we actually celebrating here?
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October 9, 2015
Oh, Ben Carson, what went wrong? He was the pride of the black community back in the day, with his…
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October 7, 2015
Gun worshipers don’t want President Obama in Roseburg, Oregon when he visits on Friday in response to the recent massacre…
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October 6, 2015
In the wake of the most recent mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, President Obama is angry, as he should be.…
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September 24, 2015
For those fans of Empire who waited for months to see the premiere of the show’s second season, surely the…
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September 22, 2015
With his cold and callous attack on Muslim Americans, Ben Carson is competing with Donald Trump for the xenophobic, Islamophobic,…
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September 10, 2015
Now that Serena Williams has defeated her sister Venus and will advance to the U.S. Open, the number one ranked…
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September 3, 2015
Gov. Nikki Haley, and all other politicians, take note: It is not your job to tell the #BlackLivesMatter movement what…