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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December 13, 2017
Black voters brought him to this place, and he can’t forget that
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December 12, 2017
The epic U.S. Senate contest between Roy Moore and Doug Jones is far more than a local race
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December 5, 2017
The GOP tax bill is as bad as you think it might be
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December 5, 2017
While men are clearing their desks in the halls of power, Thomas should join them
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December 4, 2017
For centuries, the British Monarchs made untold wealth through slave trading and free labor
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December 1, 2017
America has a way of messing up things for other countries--and this is no different
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November 22, 2017
This tragic story is what's wrong with America and its criminal justice system
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November 16, 2017
We have no reason to believe anything Donald J. Trump says, including his claim that he rescued the three UCLA…
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November 6, 2017
What a difference a year makes. What a painful difference.
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November 3, 2017
You don’t have to speak to any of the survivors of this bloody massacre to understand that Mr. Paddock intentionally…
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October 30, 2017
From trying to redefine racism to accusing Black people of cultural appropriation, white folks have been reaching to even newer…
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October 27, 2017
Are we witnessing the new normal, a new phase in the erasure of Black lives? 
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October 2, 2017
"Lone wolf," authorities called him earlier this morning. No - just no.
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September 13, 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice under President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has declined to seek charges for…
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August 29, 2017
Donald Trump wants to undo the Obama legacy of demilitarizing the police, with an executive order rolling back the limits…
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July 15, 2017
What will become of the Black people who have pledged their lives to the Trump administration when this White House…
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July 11, 2017
When it comes to police officers who kill black people, the system has a perverted sense of justice...
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June 21, 2017
The police dashcam execution of Philando Castile in St. Paul, Minnesota, was released to the public Tuesday. And if you’re like…
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June 14, 2017
If you’ve been watching the Senate Intelligence Committee hearings on Russiagate, then you know Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is killing…
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June 6, 2017
Should we talk about those who use the word n*gger out of turn, or those who treat black folks like…