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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April 8, 2013
OPINION - America’s civil rights history evokes a sense of pride and accomplishment, given the hard-fought battles waged in the…
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April 5, 2013
OPINION - A new poll finds that for the first time in over forty years, a clear majority of people…
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April 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Who would have known that white supremacist prison gangs are a problem in America?...
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March 27, 2013
OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
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March 20, 2013
OPINION - Unfortunately, the birther and Tea Party conspiracy theorists—which include members of the radical lunatic fringe and hate groups—have…
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March 6, 2013
OPINION - Now is the time for President Obama to pardon the legendary heavyweight boxing champ Jack Johnson...
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February 21, 2013
OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from…
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February 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Some believe the next pope will and should come from Africa. But why an African pope?...
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February 3, 2013
OPINION - To some degree, Williams’ victory in Super Bowl XXII shattered racial stereotypes about the ability of black athletes…
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January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - With regard to slavery, there is evidence that the Founding Fathers had that institution in mind when…
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January 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - While today’s NRA takes hardline positions against even the most modest gun control measures, this was not…
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December 18, 2012
OPINION - The evidence suggests Senator Scott will be useful to Republicans, but only up to a point...
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December 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The recent massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut—the second worst school shooting in U.S.…
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December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new study in a Maine newspaper sheds light on a national problem of police and the…
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December 10, 2012
OPINION - Would a Senator Tim Scott be a good thing for black people? Maybe not so much. But let’s…
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November 27, 2012
OPINION - President Obama pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving, but will he do the same for people in his second…
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November 22, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Many African-Americans lay claim to Native American ancestry, and yet very few blacks have taken the steps…
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November 21, 2012
OPINION - The image of a party of angry old white dudes going after an accomplished black woman will not…
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November 15, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Long before the recent FBI probe of Gen. David Petraeus, leading to his resignation as CIA director,…
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November 13, 2012
OPINION - With President Obama now headed for a second term in the White House—after laying the campaign of GOP…