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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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 9, 2013
OPINION – Should we care about Judge Walton? Or should we be proud of him?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 4, 2013
OPINION – On this Independence Day, everyone is dependent on the government, but African Americans are even more dependent, for good and for bad…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 27, 2013
OPINION – Some people are mad at President Barack Obama, but not the ones you might expect. This time, don’t look at the progressives in his party, or even the Republicans…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 20, 2013
OPINION – Racist jokes can get you into trouble, and maybe even a lawsuit. Just ask celebrity chef Paula Deen…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 18, 2013
OPINION – Are U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia parting political ways?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 13, 2013
ANALYSIS – The black community has decades of experience being monitored, so this type of surveillance is nothing new…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 10, 2013
OPINION – There is no question the city is in peril, but is this a Philly problem or part of a larger picture?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 6, 2013
OPINION – So much wasted in time and resources, so little achieved, and so many people of color victimized over stereotypes…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 29, 2013
OPINION – Despite the progress America has made in diversifying its workforce and its management ranks, the country is backsliding…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 he has drawn particular criticism for his homophobic views…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 7, 2013
OPINION – Unless the governor of Mississippi intervenes, the Magnolia State will execute Willie Jerome Manning on May 7…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 2, 2013
OPINION – The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 30, 2013
OPINION – Twelve years after the controversial Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore, former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is having some second thoughts about the case…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 24, 2013
OPINION – With friends like Sen. Max Baucus, does President Obama need enemies?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 18, 2013
OPINION – The justice also criticized attempts to expand the number of minority groups protected by the federal government, noting that child abusers are a minority, but that doesn’t mean they deserve protection…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 16, 2013
OPINION – Dr. Kermit Gosnell is accused of running a house of horrors. And we can all agree that the crimes for which he is accused are horrific, gruesome and unspeakable…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 8, 2013
OPINION – America’s civil rights history evokes a sense of pride and accomplishment, given the hard-fought battles waged in the courtroom and in the streets, and those who were maimed and martyred in the process…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 5, 2013
OPINION – A new poll finds that for the first time in over forty years, a clear majority of people are now in favor of the legalization of marijuana. But will we see legalization in our lifetime?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
April 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT – Who would have known that white supremacist prison gangs are a problem in America?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
March 27, 2013
OPINION – Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so…