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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Protests Continue Across The Country In Reaction To Death Of George Floyd
August 4, 2021
America always wanted to keep its anti-Black racism a domestic civil rights issue rather than an international human rights issue.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
July 30, 2021
Black people cannot save a party unwilling to use the power we gave them in the first place. It's not…
July 9, 2021
The “hours-long standoff” between police and Rise of the Moors received more media attention than a Philadelphia march of white…
Frederick Douglass thegrio.com
July 4, 2021
An oppressed Black America must always remind white America that it has nothing to celebrate on the July 4 holiday.
A Pan-African flag flies from Black Lives Matter Plaza overlooking the White House
June 19, 2021
We shouldn't trivialize a federal Juneteenth holiday, but it's no substitute for legislation that would make Black people truly free.
Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, theGrio.com
June 8, 2021
Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema stand in the way of justice, freedom and democracy, and pose a threat to…
Tulsa Race Massacre x Capitol Riot x theGrio.com
May 31, 2021
White domestic terrorism remains our greatest threat, yet America is in denial about the history of Black Wall Street and…
John Sims
May 22, 2021
John Sims was held at gunpoint and handcuffed by Columbia officers who thought he was an intruder in his own…
Former Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel and Laquan McDonald
May 22, 2021
An Ambassador Rahm Emanuel would be a slap in the face to Black voters who supported Biden, and the Black…
Palestinian Organizations In Chicago Protest Israeli Attacks On Gaza
May 17, 2021
Now is the time for President Biden to speak out against apartheid in Israel, and for the U.S. to stop…
May 15, 2021
Now is the time for President Biden to speak out against apartheid in Israel and end U.S. support of state…
Senator Tim Scott
April 29, 2021
How does Sen. Tim Scott think he is going to work on police reform if he and Republicans do not…
April 4, 2021
This article discusses how understanding Black America's response to MLK's assassination requires a grasp on the role of trauma in…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Rep. Matt Gaetz
April 2, 2021
Republicans may not be prepared to cover for Rep. Matt Gaetz, but condemning racists in their ranks is an entirely…
March 25, 2021
Troy Doyle's suit accusing St. Louis County of backtracking on appointing him police chief is one of many examples of…
March 4, 2021
Republicans play to win and destroy their opponents, while Democrats play fair. The GOP bring guns to a knife fight,…
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
February 12, 2021
OPINION: If Black police chiefs such as Danielle Outlaw are unwilling and unable to do right by the community, they…
Harriet Tubman and her image on a $20 bill
February 10, 2021
OPINION: Replacing Andrew Jackson with Tubman is no replacement for the policies and legal protections Black people need -- but…
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron
February 5, 2021
OPINON: Daniel Cameron not only denied justice for Breonna Taylor but also joined a lawsuit supporting Trump's voter fraud lies.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
February 3, 2021
The Republican Party has become a white domestic terror cult that worships guns, money, lunacy, and above all, Donald Trump.