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 14, 2013
OPINION - How many other Craig Cobbs are out there? And what does all of this tell us about race…
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November 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - African-Americans are not represented in the senior ranks and the executive team, while Latinos are nearly nonexistent…
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November 1, 2013
OPINION - The blocking of Rep. Watt is significant because it speaks volumes about Republican opposition to President Obama...
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October 21, 2013
OPINION - Twenty-five years later, the infamous Willie Horton ad continues to make its impact on American politics...
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October 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On this day in 1968, at the Olympics Games in Mexico City, two black U.S. medalists—Tommie Smith…
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October 15, 2013
OPINION - The question people are asking is whether the budget cuts to the Philadelphia School District killed 12-year-old Laporshia…
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October 10, 2013
OPINION - The government shutdown in full effect, and not much is getting done in Washington these days...
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October 3, 2013
OPINION - Head Start is on the chopping block? Is nothing sacred?...
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September 18, 2013
OPINION - In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you…
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September 16, 2013
OPINION - Conspiracy theorists are having a field day with the new iPhone technology, calling it Big Brother’s dream come…
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September 9, 2013
OPINION - NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous recently announced he will step down from his position leading the…
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September 4, 2013
OPINION - Does anyone care that infants and toddlers are being gunned down in the street? What does the deafening…
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September 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On this Labor Day, the nation is witnessing a new movement to improve the living standards of…
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August 29, 2013
OPINION - For a second-term president hoping to cement his legacy, Obama squandered a unique opportunity to demonstrate some leadership…
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August 27, 2013
OPINION - Certainly, no party can claim Dr. King. But these days, some parties come much closer than others...
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August 22, 2013
OPINION - The right has made the Chris Lane murder their cause célèbre, their meme, their Trayvon Martin, and they…
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August 20, 2013
OPINION - The Philadelphia public schools are in crisis mode right now, with the city agreeing to borrow $50 million…
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August 15, 2013
OPINION - With the imprisonment of former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Martin…
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August 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The bottom line is that, while the aggressive enforcement of federal criminal statutes remains necessary, we cannot…
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August 2, 2013
OPINION - When it comes to the police commissioner’s record on racial profiling, the facts suggest Kelly is not doing…