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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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November 18, 2010

Can a black candidate win Chicago's mayor race?

OPINION - The chances increase substantially if the black community takes a page from history and thinks strategically...
November 10, 2010

Pardon me Bush, but Kanye never called you racist

OPINION - President Bush, if you want to sell books, go on with your bad self. But don't use Kanye…
November 2, 2010

11 races where black voters can make a big difference

OPINON - People who believe their vote does not make a difference may be encouraged to know that in many…
November 1, 2010

Why is ABC News backing race-baiter Breitbart?

OPINION - After this unfair and unwarranted attack on Shirley Sherrod, Breitbart should have faded into obscurity, never to be…
October 29, 2010

Is nothing sacred? Tea Party campaigns against Muslim faith

OPINION - If they are not actually anti-Arab Islamophobes, then they are doing nothing to challenge this portrayal of themselves…
October 22, 2010

Why Clarence Thomas owes African-Americans an apology

OPINION - Thomas' supporters insist he was the most qualified person for the position, when he was arguably not even…
October 18, 2010

Will Fox News kill Beck’s show after assassination plot?

OPINION - As they say, it's funny until somebody gets hurt. Well, Glenn Beck is not funny, and his incendiary…
September 8, 2010

Why conservatives want to rewrite civil rights history

OPINION - They have an image problem regarding race that will preclude them picking up moderate white voters who fled…
August 31, 2010

War — what is it good for when people are out of work?

OPINION - Now, Barack Obama must decide what type of president he wants to become: A Herbert Hoover or a…
August 27, 2010

5 years after Katrina, does Obama care about black people?

OPINION - The answer is a qualified yes. This president seems inclined to do the right thing, particularly by his…
August 20, 2010

Mama Grizzlies' claws come out on race

OPINION - Sharron Angle once participated in a campaign against black jerseys for a high school football team on the…
August 10, 2010

Why Fox News' 'Southern Strategy' could sink the network

OPINION - With a diversifying U.S. population, does it matter that Fox News, a major news outlet, only seems to…
August 5, 2010

Why Kagan could be a crucial vote on key cases

OPINION - On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court...
August 3, 2010

Has the Commission on Civil Rights been compromised?

OPINION - Boasting a once glorious track record fighting for civil rights, the commission became a politicized Republican tool under…
July 23, 2010

Slideshow: Political scapegoats ‘thrown under the bus’

SLIDESHOW - Many of these individuals were caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time, and served as…
July 20, 2010

Jobless benefits battle holds millions of Americans hostage

OPINION - Either these politicians in Congress do not understand the depths of people's pain, or they simply don't care...
July 13, 2010

Is Mel Gibson the biggest hot mess in America?

SLIDESHOW - theGrio has compiled a list of people, events, topics and concepts that go over the top, offend our…
July 7, 2010

Will the New Black Panthers become another ACORN?

OPINION - With the case against the New Black Panthers, there's only smoke and mirrors, and lots of racial hating…
June 28, 2010

The evolution of Robert Byrd's racial politics

OPINION - Byrd renounced his racist past, demonstrating that people have the power to change and move beyond hate...
June 22, 2010

Why white support for Obama is stuck behind Gates

OPINION - So much for that teachable moment on race the Henry Louis Gates incident promised to become, at least…