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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Jordan Neely, lynching, theGrio.com
May 26, 2023
OPINION: We live in a time when racial vigilantism is offered once again to eliminate Black lives. Some white people
Black MAGAs, Black Trump supporters, theGrio.com
May 23, 2023
OPINION: As the American conservative movement has morphed from racist dog whistles and white-grievance politics to full-blown fascism and white nationalism, Black MAGAs have become foot soldiers in the fight against civil rights, voting rights and racial justice. All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.
Malcolm X, John Brown, theGrio.com
May 19, 2023
OPINION: To commemorate the civil rights leader’s birthday, we looked back at what Malcolm X had to say about white supremacy and why he considered John Brown the standard for white allyship.
OPINION: While abortion rights were a key driver in turnout, the closely watched election won by Democrat-supported Janet Protasiewicz may impact voting rights, gerrymandering and determining the outcome of the presidential race and control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2024.
OPINION: Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions in funding compared to their white counterparts. But the renewal of the farm bill this year could address those shortages — and advocacy from the Black community can help make sure it happens.
February 24, 2023
OPINION: Emails and text messages unveiled in a court filing detail how Fox News executives and on-air talent were willing to push election lies to keep viewers and advertisers happy. The network, known for criminalizing Blackness, is a threat to multicultural democracy and the rule of law. It should be shut down.
Publisher removes Rosa Parks race x Gov. Ron DeSantis
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. As we
February 3, 2023
OPINION: Environmentalists and social justice activists have joined together in protesting at the site where the $90 million Atlanta Public Safety Training Center will be built; tensions have risen significantly after police killed a protester there in late January.
John Sims
OPINION: Sims, who died in December at age 54, was famous for fearlessly reimagining and repurposing toxic symbols of white supremacy.
January 23, 2023
OPINION: Governor Ron DeSantis is waging a full-scale war on Black history, LGBTQ rights and voting rights in a bid to out-trump fellow resident Donald Trump to see who will become the white supremacist-in-chief.
Every year, from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, millions of Black people across the United States and parts of the
December 12, 2022
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Some in
December 9, 2022
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Will influential
November 7, 2022
OPINION: It was recently revealed that former President Trump’s lawyers viewed the justice as key to helping overturn the election — further proof that Thomas needs to recuse himself from any 2020 election cases or face impeachment.
edward blum
November 1, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday to decide whether to throw college affirmative action programs in the dustbin of history, and the highest court in the land appears poised to scrap the policy.
October 31, 2022
OPINION: Whether out of grift, lunacy, attention seeking or self-hatred, these Afro-Saxons have decided to cast their lot with white supremacy, a game that always results in bad outcomes.
September 21, 2022
OPINION: Nitrogen hypoxia, which would deprive prisoners of oxygen, is just another form of lynching in a death penalty system that disproportionally affects Black and brown people.
end mass incarceration, theGrio.com
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s 2022,
August 29, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act might be the most significant step America has taken on climate change—and Black people stand to benefit— but there is still much more work to do.
OPINION: “The people closest to the pain should be the closest to power,” says Davis, who is running to be the first Black lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania.