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David A. Love, JD - Serves BlackCommentator.com as Executive Editor. He is a journalist, commentator, human rights advocate, a Professor at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information based in Philadelphia, a contributor to Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019, The Washington Post, theGrio, AtlantaBlackStar, The Progressive, CNN.com, Morpheus, NewsWorks and The Huffington Post. He also blogs at davidalove.com. Contact Mr. Love and BC.
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Cover Story
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It is important for Black children and young people to see their future selves reflected at the front of the classroom - Black teachers as living examples of their future potential.
Kathleen McElroy a Black woman, a preeminent professor and journalist - was hired to revive the journalism program at Texas A&M University. Then came the backlash…
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Color of Law
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Fascists appeal to a frustrated middle class, and capitalize on an economic crisis or a sense of humiliation or victimhood.
The following is an adaptation of my remarks given at “How to Survive Fascism,” a recent teach-in at the Rutgers School of Communication and Information in…
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Color of Law
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Facing threats to their land from climate change, hurricanes and rising sea levels, Black folks in the Sea Islands and Lowcountry are hoodwinked and bamboozled by gentrification and corporate interlopers.
Systemic racism takes many forms, not the least of which is land theft. Simply put, Black people have lost a staggering amount of property over the…
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Color of Law
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White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and getting people killed with "kill the gays" laws, and we see what they are doing.
White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and getting people killed with “kill the gays” laws, and we see what they are…
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Color of Law
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In a nation in denial over systemic racism, freedom is elusive for the descendants of the enslaved.
On this Fourth of July, a day of independence for some but not for Black people, there is no better time to reflect on Frederick Douglass’…
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Color of Law
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Juneteenth wasn't just about celebrating freedom, but also about searching for lost loved ones and lifting each other up in hard times.
Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of Black people and the end of slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865. Also known also as Freedom Day, Emancipation…
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Color of Law
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It doesn't have to be this way with the media, as media can become an agent for restorative justice.
The following are remarks I gave at the 2026 Restorative Justice International (RJI) Youth Summit on June 7, 2026, an online event in which hundreds of…
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Color of Law
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When African-Americans begin to view their plight with a human rights lens, they are able to link their predicament with that of people of African descent in Latin America, Europe and throughout the diaspora.
May 19 marks the 101st birthday of Malcolm X, the man who articulated a message of racial justice that made him far ahead of his time.…
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Color of Law
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After all, a white man acting in the interests of the enslaved to overthrow the plantation police state was the greatest fear for white supremacist Southerners.
At a time when white supremacy poses an existential threat to society, we need the spirit of Malcolm X, and we need more white co-conspirators like…
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