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 30, 2013
OPINION - With the ink on the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict barely dry, another state appears ready to consider…
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July 18, 2013
OPINION - What if the races of the defendant and the victim were reversed in the George Zimmerman murder trial?...
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July 15, 2013
OPINION - That 2010 midterm election. It is the gift that just keeps on giving. And it is proof that…
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July 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As Kentucky Senator Rand Paul weighs the possibility of a 2016 presidential run, his past—and present—record on…
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July 9, 2013
OPINION - Should we care about Judge Walton? Or should we be proud of him?...
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July 4, 2013
OPINION - On this Independence Day, everyone is dependent on the government, but African Americans are even more dependent, for…
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June 27, 2013
OPINION - Some people are mad at President Barack Obama, but not the ones you might expect. This time, don’t…
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June 20, 2013
OPINION - Racist jokes can get you into trouble, and maybe even a lawsuit. Just ask celebrity chef Paula Deen...
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June 18, 2013
OPINION - Are U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia parting political ways?...
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June 13, 2013
ANALYSIS - The black community has decades of experience being monitored, so this type of surveillance is nothing new...
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June 10, 2013
OPINION - There is no question the city is in peril, but is this a Philly problem or part of…
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June 6, 2013
OPINION - So much wasted in time and resources, so little achieved, and so many people of color victimized over…
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May 29, 2013
OPINION - Despite the progress America has made in diversifying its workforce and its management ranks, the country is backsliding...
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May 21, 2013
OPINION - Virginia Republicans have selected a dyed-in-the-wool, black conservative minister and activist as their nominee for lieutenant governor. And…
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May 7, 2013
OPINION - Unless the governor of Mississippi intervenes, the Magnolia State will execute Willie Jerome Manning on May 7...
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May 2, 2013
OPINION - The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
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April 30, 2013
OPINION - Twelve years after the controversial Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is…
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April 24, 2013
OPINION - With friends like Sen. Max Baucus, does President Obama need enemies?...
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April 18, 2013
OPINION - The justice also criticized attempts to expand the number of minority groups protected by the federal government, noting…
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April 16, 2013
OPINION - Dr. Kermit Gosnell is accused of running a house of horrors. And we can all agree that the…