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.

All Articles

theGrio featured stories
November 18, 2010
OPINION - The chances increase substantially if the black community takes a page from history and thinks strategically...
theGrio featured stories
November 10, 2010
OPINION - President Bush, if you want to sell books, go on with your bad self. But don't use Kanye…
theGrio featured stories
November 2, 2010
OPINON - People who believe their vote does not make a difference may be encouraged to know that in many…
theGrio featured stories
November 1, 2010
OPINION - After this unfair and unwarranted attack on Shirley Sherrod, Breitbart should have faded into obscurity, never to be…
theGrio featured stories
October 29, 2010
OPINION - If they are not actually anti-Arab Islamophobes, then they are doing nothing to challenge this portrayal of themselves…
theGrio featured stories
October 22, 2010
OPINION - Thomas' supporters insist he was the most qualified person for the position, when he was arguably not even…
theGrio featured stories
October 18, 2010
OPINION - As they say, it's funny until somebody gets hurt. Well, Glenn Beck is not funny, and his incendiary…
theGrio featured stories
September 8, 2010
OPINION - They have an image problem regarding race that will preclude them picking up moderate white voters who fled…
theGrio featured stories
August 31, 2010
OPINION - Now, Barack Obama must decide what type of president he wants to become: A Herbert Hoover or a…
theGrio featured stories
August 27, 2010
OPINION - The answer is a qualified yes. This president seems inclined to do the right thing, particularly by his…
theGrio featured stories
August 20, 2010
OPINION - Sharron Angle once participated in a campaign against black jerseys for a high school football team on the…
theGrio featured stories
August 10, 2010
OPINION - With a diversifying U.S. population, does it matter that Fox News, a major news outlet, only seems to…
theGrio featured stories
August 5, 2010
OPINION - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court...
theGrio featured stories
August 3, 2010
OPINION - Boasting a once glorious track record fighting for civil rights, the commission became a politicized Republican tool under…
theGrio featured stories
July 23, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Many of these individuals were caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and served as…
theGrio featured stories
July 20, 2010
OPINION - Either these politicians in Congress do not understand the depths of people's pain, or they simply don't care...
theGrio featured stories
July 13, 2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio has compiled a list of people, events, topics and concepts that go over the top, offend our…
theGrio featured stories
July 7, 2010
OPINION - With the case against the New Black Panthers, there's only smoke and mirrors, and lots of racial hating…
theGrio featured stories
June 28, 2010
OPINION - Byrd renounced his racist past, demonstrating that people have the power to change and move beyond hate...
theGrio featured stories
June 22, 2010
OPINION - So much for that teachable moment on race the Henry Louis Gates incident promised to become, at least…