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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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Color of Law

Color of Law: Got Questions? Ask a Smart Black Guy

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone With fascination, I’ve noted the recent popularity of these television commercials featuring the smart Black guy. You know what I mean, the intelligent, “articulate” and “clean” man of color, someone you wouldn’t mind inviting to your home for dinner. In the commercial, he is invariably called upon…

The current issue is always free to everyone With fascination, I've noted the recent popularity of these television commercials featuring the smart Black guy. You know…

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Commentary

Color of Law: The Unbridled Free Market Suffocates Democracy

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

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Color of Law

Nothing Good Comes Out of Texas – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

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Commentary

Color of Law: Disobeying Bush’s Unjust Laws

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone These days, there appears to be growing support for the premature departure of the current administration. As towns and localities pass their own impeachment resolutions, public opinion polls show that substantial numbers of Americans are in favor of impeachment for Bush and Cheney. Call it impeachment, call…

The current issue is always free to everyone These days, there appears to be growing support for the premature departure of the current administration. As towns…

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Color of Law: Black Men are Dying in Philly

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

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Color of Law

Color of Law: “Talk To Me” About the Problem With Black Radio

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone Don Cheadle’s new film, “Talk To Me,” is the story of the late Petey Greene, the ex-prisoner turned radio personality and Emmy award winning talk show host. After being released from prison in the 1960s, he was hired by WOL 1450 AM in Washington, DC, the station…

The current issue is always free to everyone Don Cheadle's new film, "Talk To Me," is the story of the late Petey Greene, the ex-prisoner turned…

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Commentary

Color of Law: Barking Up the Human Rights Tree

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone “They keep you wrapped up in civil rights. And you spend so much time barking up the civil-rights tree, you don’t even know there’s a human-rights tree on the same floor. When you expand the civil-rights struggle to the level of human rights, you can then take…

The current issue is always free to everyone "They keep you wrapped up in civil rights. And you spend so much time barking up the civil-rights…

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Cover Story

Why YOU Should Be Concerned About Big Media – Color of Law

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

At first glance, it would seem that the sad state of Rap and Hip Hop and media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s bid for the Wall Street Journal have very little in common. But there is a thread, which connects these two issues: the media are dominated by a fewer and fewer entities, and a handful of…

At first glance, it would seem that the sad state of Rap and Hip Hop and media mogul Rupert Murdoch's bid for the Wall Street Journal…

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Commentary

Color of Law: Clarence Thomas – The Man Who Desecrates the Legacy of Thurgood Marshall

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The current issue is always free to everyone “Today’s Uncle Tom doesn’t wear a handkerchief on his head. This modern, twentieth-century Uncle Thomas now often wears a top hat. He’s usually well-dressed and well-educated. He’s often the personification of culture and refinement. The twentieth-century Uncle Thomas sometimes speaks with a Yale or Harvard accent. Sometimes…

The current issue is always free to everyone "Today's Uncle Tom doesn't wear a handkerchief on his head. This modern, twentieth-century Uncle Thomas now often wears…

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