Executive Editor
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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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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Unfortunately, what Mr. Love wrote 27 years ago is even more true today.
Dear Justice Thomas: The purpose of this letter is to discuss with you the changes that are taking place in this nation, and the ways in…
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Color of Law
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Just as America is being forced to address its legacy of enslavement, segregation and systemic racism, the nation must confront the genocide of Indigenous people — who are rendered all but invisible in society — and the role of settler colonialism in building the country. Native American genocide, like slavery, constitutes America’s original sin.
The recent discovery of unmarked mass graves of 1,300 Indigenous children buried in five former residential schools has forced Canada to come to grips with a…
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Color of Law
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When armed white supremacist thugs are the last line of defense for Columbus, what more do you need to know about Columbus?
Indigenous Peoples’ Day is gradually replacing Columbus Day, and we as a culture are here for it. In fact, we have been for quite some time.…
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Color of Law
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With its low regard for living people, Alabama will continue its executions, one way or another.
Bad habits are hard to break, and this most certainly applies to Alabama and the death penalty. Alabama wants to execute prisoners with a new, untested…
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Color of Law
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Running against MAGA ideologues and election deniers, insurrectionists and outright white nationalists, these Black hopefuls are on the frontlines of the war for the future of America.
In this crucial midterm election season, democracy is on the ballot, and that’s real. Issues such as reproductive justice, voting rights and many basic freedoms hang…
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Color of Law
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slavery persists to this day under a different name.
Yes, you read that right. In the “land of the free,” the states of Alabama, Louisiana,Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have an opportunity to vote to abolish…
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Color of Law
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Black people, other people of color and low-income communities face the most environmental devastation from climate change and live in neighborhoods where polluting power plants are built.
In what is being hailed as a victory for the Biden administration andDemocrats, the Inflation Reduction Act has been framed as a “game changer” for a…
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Color of Law
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These candidates hope to win so they can rig elections and hand the White House back to Trump in 2024. And we can’t let that happen.
More specifically, these GOP foot soldiers for Trump are running for office, especially statewide-level offices such as secretary of state and attorney general that control the…
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Color of Law
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America, you have a problem on your hands, and it is coming from inside. You armed and trained this threat, and you gave it a uniform, so this is on you.
White supremacists in the military and law enforcement are not a new phenomenon. But the crisis is growing like a cancer, and now, apparently, the government…
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