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Executive Editor

David A. Love, JD

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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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John Sims, the Artist Known for Burning the Confederate Flag, Reminds Us of the Power of Black Art

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

His ritual burning and burying of the confederate flag every Memorial Day was an example of the artist engaged in protest. But he did not leave it there.

Of the many people we lost in 2022, one whose passing flew under the radar was multimedia artist, mathematician, Afrofuturist, writer, producer and activist John Sims,…

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Police Must Be Defunded Because They Act Like Slave Patrols

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Black people wind up dead in the presence of law enforcement because their lives are discounted.

In light of police executions of Black people, calls to “defund the police” are warranted. This is because law enforcement is doing exactly what it was…

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Sidney Poitier: Hero on the Screen, Leader in the Movement

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

he was a true leader and hero for Black people who risked his life for racial justice.

Black celebrities have displayed their leadership and prowess in the arts, entertainment, music and sports, but also in terms of their commitment to the struggles in…

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Black Veterans Are Deported After Serving America

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

When we think of those people who are deported from the U.S., we often have images of undocumented Latinx folks from Mexico and Central America. In reality, many Black people are among those who are deported, and some of them have served in the U.S. military.

Yes, if you can believe it. Hundreds if not thousands of military veterans who are not American citizens have been deported after serving this country. This…

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Is George Floyd As Black Jesus an Abomination?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Those who would consider the depiction of George Floyd as the son of God as blasphemous must ask themselves whether George Floyd as Jesus is more offensive to them than any brother as Jesus.

Very often, there are issues we are forced to confront that we did not know were controversial, solutions searching for a problem. One of these is…

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MAGA White America Would Rather Dump Acid in the Swimming Pool Than Share It With Black People

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Since the GOP’s Southern Strategy of the 1960s, the Republican Party has capitalized on white resentment of civil rights for Black people by equating government with Black people, and promoting opposition to government programs because Black people might benefit.

Welcome to the MAGA era of white grievance under Trump, a desire to return to the good old days and keep control away from melanated people.…

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett Provides the Blueprint for Black Journalists and Activists Today

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

At a time when Black America faced a reign of terror and racial violence from the white mob, this dynamic Black woman used journalism as a weapon to wage a one-woman campaign against lynching.

We must lift up the legacies of Black women who preceded us, and praise trailblazers such as Ida B. Wells-Barnett. A journalist, civil rights activist, NAACP…

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Peter Norman, Unsung Hero of the 1968 Olympics “Black Power” Protest

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Black America will understand what we did tonight.”

#HandsUpDontShoot, #ICantBreathe, #TakeDownTheFlag and #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches, new movements are brewing and people are searching for ways to do their part to fight racial injustice. When people ask…

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A Letter to Clarence Thomas

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

One hundred years ago, blacks had made substantial gains following the Civil War, including two dozen members of Congress, governors and state legislators. Suddenly, all of that disappeared, not because of black ineptitude, but because of white racism, the tyranny of the majority.

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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