David A. Love's Blog
David A. Love
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Birthday
- June 18
- Bio
- David A. Love is a human rights advocate and journalist based in Philadelphia. He is a member of the editorial board of BlackCommentator.com, where his Color of Law column appears weekly. He is a contributor to the Huffington Post, the Progressive Media Project, McClatchy-Tribune News Service, theGrio, News One, In These Times and Philadelphia Independent Media Center. He contributed to the book, States of Confinement: Policing, Detention and Prisons (St. Martin's Press, 2000), and is a former producer of the radio news magazine Democracy Now! Love is also a former spokesperson for the Amnesty International UK National Speakers Tour, and organized the first national police brutality conference as a staff member with the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights. He served as a law clerk to two Black federal judges. Love is a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He also attended Harvard Business School, and completed the Joint Programme in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “You said it!
Thanks...”
November 01, 2009 04:35PM - “Ron, the best to you,
your house mate and her
mother. Talk to
you again
soon.”
October 31, 2009 02:31PM - “Thanks FrogTown Diva.
Interesting that Gov. Perry
now calls
Willingham a
monster…”
October 23, 2009 01:42PM - “uzn thanks, I will check
it out!”
October 17, 2009 07:36PM - “Great post Monte, as
always. I too have attended
houses of
worship that try
not…”
October 02, 2009 05:01PM
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Will Obama Help Change Asia’s Racism?
For the nations that were a part of President Obama’s recent Asian tour, surely this was a new experience for them. For the first time, they greeted and hosted the most powerful person in the world, one of the most brilliant people they’ve ever met. And for the first time, that… Read full post »
PTSD Creates Fort Hoods Everywhere
Absolute Corruption is the Rule in America
Often, people will look at a high-profile example of corruption, and conclude that the egregious act is an exception to the rule. In reality, it might be the tip of the iceberg.
On October 29, 2009, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania did a wonderful thing when it expunged the… Read full post »
The Lawyers Who Would Torture
America’s current economic meltdown has crippled many professions, and the legal professional is no exception. As major law firms are engaging in the wholesale layoffs of lawyers, and freezing hiring for two years, newly minted lawyers must seek employment at department stores and fas… Read full post »
Rick Perry And His Texas Death Machine Are In Big Trouble
When criminals are about to be caught, they try to hide their wrongdoing. When drug dealers hear the police sirens, they dump the stash in the alley or flush it down the toilet. When the Nazi officers in the concentration camps heard the allied forces approaching, they destroyed—and in… Read full post »
Will Obama Save America From Capitalism?
Michael Moore’s new film Capitalism: A Love Story looked and sounded a lot like a huge conspiracy theory. Too bad all of it was true.
Missing this time around were the legions of corporate shills employed to discredit this film, the way they tried to do wi
A Fast For Human Rights In Gaza
There are many opinions on the Mideast conflict, but one thing is certain: the situation in Gaza is a humanitarian and human rights disaster, and it cannot continue.
Under the Israeli blockade, the following items are not allowed into Gaza: cars, refrigerators, computers, cement, concret… Read full post »
There Should Be More Pro Athletes Like Tracy McGrady
Tracy McGrady, shooting guard for the Houston Rockets, recently changed his jersey number from number 1 to number 3.
The number 3 stands for a three-point program to stop the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan, which has already claimed 300,000 lives:
… Read full post »America Needs A True Revolution Of Values
As you probably heard, the Values Voters Summit was recently held in Washington, DC. What exactly is a values voter, and who exactly decides on the definition of a values voter?
In the Orwellian world of conservative-Republican-Christian-fringe doublespeak, the goal is to… Read full post »
Secesh 3.0: Fear of A Black President
When the Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) disrupted the President's healthcare address before a joint session of Congress, it was not the first time that a president from Illinois had trouble from a South Carolina lawmaker.
The first time, of course, was when the Palmetto State became the fir… Read full post »
Healthcare Reform Is America's Anti-Theft Device
James Baldwin warned: “It is certain, in any case, that
ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice
can have.”
These poignant words come to mind when I think about that freak
show, that hot mess that has passed for a dialogue on healthcare
reform this past… Read full post »
Second Chance For Michael Vick and Other Ex-Felons
Time For Obama To Get Tough On Healthcare (Us Too)
If the ruckus over healthcare reform has taught us one thing, it is that bipartisanship is a dream that never will be fulfilled. And so what if it isn’t?
We must admit, President Obama gave it his best. He went to Washington with an olive branch, with a…
Lou Dobbs, Lobbyists, and Lynchmobs United Against Obama
Freedom of speech is a beautiful thing. But inciting a riot with corporate underwriting and support of the mainstream media is a completely different thing. Add to that the endorsement of a major political party, and what you have is a danger to our
… Read full post »Blacks and Latinos Hit Harder In Hard Times
I don’t have to tell you that it’s tough out there. I’m talking about the recession, of course. In the end, the bursting of America’s economic bubble is the worst financial news since the Great Depression. And ultimately, it is clear that the deleterious effects… Read full post »
Republicans Display Their Racial Hatred at Sotomayor Hearing
I learned very little about nothing much in particular from the Sonia Sotomayor hearings.
I already knew that Sotomayor has impeccable credentials, and is far more intelligent than many of the senators, and all of the GOP senators, who were in judgment of her. I heard a great deal about… Read full post »
Hey, Who Turned Off The Music?
Did the music die? The recent passing of Michael Jackson made me ask that quesiton.
Recently I started thinking about the songs of my childhood, actually the soundtrack of my youth growing up in Southeast Queens, New York. I have fond memories of listening to LPs
… Read full post »Broken Immigration System Breaks Up A Jamerican Family
On July 7, 2009, Roxroy Salmon- a Jamaican immigrant, activist and Brooklyn, New York resident- appeared before an immigration judge to determine his future in this country. In a worst case scenario, Salmon, a longtime resident of the U.S. wit… Read full post »
A Homegoing For My Father
My father, Albert C. Love, Jr., died on Sunday, June 28, 2009. I wrote this poem in his honor:
Welcome to my father’s homegoing!
He was a simple man with an extraordinary life,
A Georgia boy, born and raised in a wooden shack in… Read full post »
The Revolution Will Be Twitterized
Online Panel/Round-table Discussion Today!
CATCH UP AND CATCH ON!
Up next in the Open Dialogue On Race:
Part IX: Online Panel/Round-table Discussion
Wed. June 24, 9PM to 10PM Eastern
ON RONPO01'S BLOG!!!
… Read full post »
To The Fathers Who Lost Their Child
I was hoping they would cancel Father’s Day this year,
mostly because my son Ezra Malik died.
He was my baby boy, and he died the day before he was born, in a
hospital in August of last year. He was a beautiful baby with a
full head of hair… Read full post »
Open Dialogue on Race, Part VIII: Hate and Racial Scapegoats
Ground rules for participating comments in the open dialogue on race:
1. ABSOLUTELY NO PERSONAL ATTACKS
2. NAME-CALLING OR FINGER-POINTING ARE PROHIBITED
3. READ COMMENT(S) THOROUGHLY BEFORE RESPONDING
4. STANDARD OPEN SALON RULES APPLY
5. VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED
HYPOTHESIS… Read full post »
Will Obama Save the Mideast from Itself?
With his speech at Cairo University, President Obama has laid the groundwork, potentially, for a new era of peace in the Mideast. Israeli officials are now realizing that they will have to accept a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. Meanwhile, there is an indication t… Read full post »
Plea Bargains In The Criminal McJustice System
In Philadelphia, it is time for a new district attorney. The current D.A. Lynne Abraham is retiring, and none too soon— after 18 years in the position, she has been called “America’s deadliest D.A.” for her exceptionally voracious appetite in seeking the death pen… Read full post »
David A. Love's Favorites
Dennis Loo
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OPEN CALL: My story of my love for C.K. Dexter Haven
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All Hail the Corporate Empire
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Video Proof That Glenn Beck Decreases Domestic Violence
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The Geography of Urban America
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Scenes from the Surprisingly Inexpensive Nassau Cruise
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Remembering JFK: It Only Takes One: Inviting Violence
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Hot Air Balloon and what I think of the 60's
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Thankful for Life, JAI, CHAI
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