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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Journalism professor Kathleen McElroy
August 4, 2023
What happened to McElroy in Texas is but the latest example of a full-scale war on Black educators and Black…
Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
July 12, 2023
The Ala. senator refused to call white nationalists racists and he's fine with them serving in the military. The problem…
July 10, 2023
Police misconduct, a welfare scandal and a water crisis in the state's majority-Black capital city are just a few of…
white Christian nationalists, Uganda anti-gay law, theGrio.com
July 6, 2023
Uganda just enacted one of the world's strictest anti-gay laws. White Christian nationalists from America have spent millions to pass…
Jordan Neely, lynching, theGrio.com
May 26, 2023
We live in a time when racial vigilantism is offered once again to eliminate Black lives. Black life has always…
Black MAGAs, Black Trump supporters, theGrio.com
May 23, 2023
All skinfolk ain't kinfolk: Black MAGAs have joined the fight against civil rights, voting rights and racial justice.
Malcolm X, John Brown, theGrio.com
May 19, 2023
We looked back at what Malcolm X had to say about why he considered John Brown the standard for white…
April 7, 2023
While abortion rights were a key driver in turnout, the closely watched election may impact voting rights and the 2024…
Students raise their hands as a teacher stands behind a desk
March 27, 2023
Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions compared to their white counterparts. But renewal of the farm bill could address those…
February 24, 2023
Emails and text messages detail how executives and on-air talent were willing to push election lies to keep viewers and…
Publisher removes Rosa Parks race x Gov. Ron DeSantis
February 21, 2023
Empty the libraries and you hide evidence of historical crimes. DeSantis wants to erase Black people from the record so…
February 3, 2023
Tensions have been rising after police killed a protester on the site when the $90 million training facility will be…
John Sims
January 30, 2023
Sims, who died in December at age 54, was famous for fearlessly reimagining toxic symbols of white supremacy.
January 23, 2023
Governor Ron DeSantis is waging a full-scale war on Black history, LGBTQ rights and voting rights in a bid to…
A family lighting the black Kwanzaa candle
December 26, 2022
"If we don’t know about culture, Kwanzaa educates us. If we forget our culture, Kwanzaa reminds us," says Rev. Mark…
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
December 12, 2022
Representation matters, but symbolism will only get you so far. We must always hold Black leadership accountable. 
December 9, 2022
Influential white men pay no price for their racism and criminal behavior. When the media fails to call it out,…
November 7, 2022
Trump’s lawyers viewed Thomas as key to helping overturn the election — further proof that he needs to recuse himself…
edward blum -- Black women business grants
November 1, 2022
Blum has devoted his life to fighting and destroying racially conscious laws meant to even the playing field.
October 31, 2022
Whether out of grift, lunacy or self-hatred, they have cast their lot with white supremacy, a game that always results…