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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July 10, 2023
Police misconduct, a welfare scandal and a water crisis in the state's majority-Black capital city are just a few of…
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March 27, 2023
Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions compared to their white counterparts. But renewal of the farm bill could address those…
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January 30, 2023
Sims, who died in December at age 54, was famous for fearlessly reimagining toxic symbols of white supremacy.
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December 26, 2022
"If we don’t know about culture, Kwanzaa educates us. If we forget our culture, Kwanzaa reminds us," says Rev. Mark…
House Judiciary Committee member Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
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December 12, 2022
Representation matters, but symbolism will only get you so far. We must always hold Black leadership accountable. 
FILE - Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)
November 7, 2022
Trump’s lawyers viewed Thomas as key to helping overturn the election — further proof that he needs to recuse himself…
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September 21, 2022
Alabama wants to execute prisoners with a new, untested method of capital punishment called nitrogen hypoxia.
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September 7, 2022
In the “land of the free,” the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have an opportunity to vote…