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
One must wonder why a Republican is inserting himself into a Democratic primary and getting into Black folks’ business.
Has the Squad reached a turning point? The members of the Squad — progressive, Democratic Congress members of color — are facing primary challenges because of…
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Color of Law
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Somewhere in Tokyo, there are Black-owned barbershops and Black-owned restaurants.
Once marginalized and mocked, Black athletes, musicians and celebrities of Japanese descent are changing the game in Asia and in America. In a country perceived as…
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Color of Law
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The exodus North has become the exodus to the South, where the weather and the grits are better.
The South is home for the majority of Black people in this country. There was a time during the days of Jim Crow segregation when millions…
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Color of Law
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Black Lives Matter started with a few sisters and a social media hashtag, and the rest is history.
This is the year to plan to join something and get involved. With inflation, student loans, paying the bills, climate change, police violence and so many…
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Color of Law
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access to green spaces has a positive mental and physical impact on us and our children, and therefore our quality of life.
We must consider getting back into green spaces to restore our wellness. The stressors of daily life - whether financial, social, racial or otherwise - take…
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Color of Law
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Black women were exploited by the slave master, who bred them, raped them and forced them to bear children.
With the apparent refusal of the U.S. Supreme Court to defend Roe v. Wade, White women are waking up to the reality their reproductive rights are…
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Color of Law
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She holds a special place in the hearts of Vietnam veterans who knew she sung ‘I Say a Little Prayer’ to help them survive and heal.”
A gospel singer who was raised in the church, she was the daughter of C.L. Franklin, pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit and…
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Color of Law
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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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Color of Law
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Decades before Black Lives Matter, Black women were showing up, showing out, and showing us how to do it.
Black women know how to stand up against the powers that be, make history and provide for a good photo op at the same time. Black…
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