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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January 14, 2021
OPINION: Now is the time for Sen. Tim Scott to do his job, hold this president accountable, and decide exactly…
January 12, 2021
GOP members of Congress and the administration helped Trump douse gasoline on America, but now want to blame him for…
Republican Donalds Owens thegrio.com
January 11, 2021
OPINION: Reps. Burgess Owens and Byron Donalds delegitimized the votes of Black Americans and desecrated the blood of our ancestors.
Kyle Rittenhouse thegrio.com
November 24, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse continues a long tradition of self-deputized white men who believe their job is to police and terrorize Black…
November 12, 2020
Biden will have a lot on his plate when he steps into the White House, and the needs of Black…
November 10, 2020
Republicans retaining control of the Senate is a potential disaster for a President Biden and would block progress for a…
November 4, 2020
Many white Americans don’t want to be saved the way Black people do, because their definition of salvation is mired…
Robert F. Smith, Morehouse, student debt thegrio.com
September 20, 2020
OPINION: A criminal tax investigation could reveal that Smith’s $40 million gift to Morehouse may have been a strategy to…
July 20, 2020
David A. Love says honoring the legacy of John Lewis must also include renaming the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama…
July 2, 2020
OPINION: As institutions begin to remove the names of white supremacists from its walls, former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover…
June 4, 2020
Amy Cooper lied in her 911 call to police about her life being threatened by a Black man in New…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
February 7, 2018
If Donald Trump can’t get what he wants, he’ll shut down the government. He's holding America hostage in the process,…
Mitch McConnell Donald Trump theGrio.com
January 29, 2018
The FBI is investigating whether a Russian banker, mafia boss and politician with close ties to Vladimir Putin illegally funneled…
Paul Ryan Mitch McConnell Chuck Schumer theGrio.com
January 19, 2018
If the White House and Congress do not get their act together, and if the Senate does not have enough…
January 15, 2018
Some have called Donald Trump the most racist U.S. president, but he does not stand alone. As dangerous and violent…
Donald Trump thegrio.com
January 12, 2018
It is hard to believe that a year has passed since Donald Trump took the oath of office and as…
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January 12, 2018
Anyone with a pulse has known for quite some time that Donald Trump, the “President” of the United States, is…
Joe Arpaio thegrio.com
January 10, 2018
Arpaio’s state of Arizona, like other states, provide roadblocks for ex-offenders and their voting rights...
January 5, 2018
Israel--a nation founded by Jewish refugees who fled genocide from the Nazis in Europe--comes off as a shamefully racist, hostile…
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December 21, 2017
The new tax bill is the greatest heist in modern history, outdoing even themselves in the level of greed and…