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.
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 as religious bigots, not to mention racists…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 the best black conservative for the job…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 words are dangerous and have incited violence…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 the party in droves…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 Franklin D. Roosevelt…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 base, he is prone to flinch and blink on issues of race…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 grounds that the color black is “thoroughly evil”…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 cater to a white audience?…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 George W. Bush…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 convenient scapegoats for some larger political agenda…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 standards of good taste and make us cringe…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 on Barack Obama…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
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 in the hearts and minds of so many people of goodwill…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 15, 2010

Hip-hop and politics have a long history behind the mic

OPINION – Hip-hop and politics have been together for a long time, and there are no signs the two will break apart soon…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 2, 2010

Miranda ruling proves Supreme Court is out of order

OPINION – This ruling is typical of a conservative majority that has been out on the attack when it comes to the rights of everyday people…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 21, 2010

New study finds racism behind black-white wealth gap

ANALYSIS – The difference in financial assets between these two groups has increased over four times in a generation, from $20,000 in 1984 to $95,000 in 2007…
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 13, 2010

Arizona’s ethnic studies ban whitewashes history

OPINION – By removing ethnic studies, Arizona spits in the face of the civil rights legacy, and tells people of color they don’t count…