David A. Love

TheGrio • 30th November 2023

The Voting Rights Act is in serious trouble — again

The Voting Rights Act is in serious trouble — again

OPINION: A recent decision by an appeals court ruled that only the federal government can bring lawsuits under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The case will likely head to the Supreme Court, where the conservative majority may kill the landmark law once and for all.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Once again, voting rights are under attack, and

TheGrio • 23rd November 2023

For Black Americans and Palestinians, watermelon has a special symbolism

For Black Americans and Palestinians, watermelon has a special symbolism

OPINION: Watermelon symbolism reflects the struggles for freedom and fights against oppression for African-Americans and Palestinians. But the symbolism hits differently for Black Americans, who associate the fruit with its racist Jim Crow past.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

It is possible that watermelons are both a symbol o

TheGrio • 21st November 2023

Republicans will throw democracy under the bus when they don’t get their way

Republicans will throw democracy under the bus when they don’t get their way

OPINION: Jan. 6 was just the warmup act to the GOP's attempts to subvert the will of the people. In statehouses across the country, Republicans are doing everything they can to overturn voters' decisions.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

The Republican Party is no friend of democracy. When they don’t have the votes to suppor

TheGrio • 11th November 2023

Biden and the Democrats are failing to read the room on Gaza

Biden and the Democrats are failing to read the room on Gaza

OPINION: Biden's stance on Israel could have political repercussions in 2024 as Black people and others call for a ceasefire to end the massacre of Palestinians in Gaza.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Judging from the recent events in Israel and Gaza — and the failure of American political leadership to stop a Palestinian genocide funded

TheGrio • 13th October 2023

The film ‘Silver Dollar Road’ highlights the theft of Black land

The film ‘Silver Dollar Road’ highlights the theft of Black land

OPINION: Filmmaker Raoul Peck spoke to theGrio about his latest documentary, which tells the story of a Black North Carolina family fighting to get their land back.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

The dispossession of Black land is a real and serious issue, and a new film tackles the issue head on by examining the struggles of a Black

TheGrio • 9th October 2023

Black politicians who switch to the Republican Party are betraying their voters

Black politicians who switch to the Republican Party are betraying their voters

OPINION: At a time when the Republican Party is at its most hostile toward Black liberation, why would Black Democrats switch parties?

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Black Democratic politicians who flip parties after they are elected and join the MAGA Republicans are betraying their voters in a cynical, power-hungry an

TheGrio • 30th August 2023

No, the Jacksonville mass murder was not 'racially motivated.' It was racist.

No, the Jacksonville mass murder was not ‘racially motivated.’ It was racist.

OPINION: When the media refuse to call out racist violence for what it is, they fail to educate and inform the public on the true nature of racism, and in reality, inflict harm by promoting a narrative that whitewashes racism for white public consumption.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Words matter. And news people, get t

TheGrio • 18th August 2023

Why are Black Democrats taking money from AIPAC?

Why are Black Democrats taking money from AIPAC?

OPINION: The pro-Israel lobbying group has endorsed over 100 Jan. 6 insurrectionists for office while spending millions to defeat progressive Black Democrat candidates for Congress.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Black lawmakers should read the room and stop accepting money from American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel lobbyin

TheGrio • 16th August 2023

White conservatives are raising a generation of snowflakes

OPINION: The war on critical race theory was always about protecting white children from feeling discomfort in the classroom. Now, even posters showing Black and white children holding hands are too triggering and may be banned from classrooms in one Texas school district.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

The right always complains about liberal snowflakes, claiming that folks on the left are overly s

TheGrio • 4th August 2023

Kathleen McElroy, DEI hysteria and the war on Black educators

Kathleen McElroy, DEI hysteria and the war on Black educators

OPINION: What happened to McElroy in Texas is but the latest example of a full-scale war on Black educators and Black education across the country.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Kathleen McElroy – a Black woman, a preeminent professor and journalist — was hired to revive the journalism program at Texas A&M University. Then came the back

Bloomberg.com • 14th July 2023

Twitter's Dying. Time to Drop the News Paywalls.

From Morocco, the New Economy Gateway series brings together regional leaders to discuss, analyze and propose solutions to the global economy’s most pressing problems. Speakers discussed the impact of the slowing global economy, rising food and energy prices, supply-chain shocks and the growing risk of sovereign debt distress.

TheGrio • 12th July 2023

Tommy Tuberville's white nationalist comments are a reminder that the military has a white nationalist problem

Tommy Tuberville’s white nationalist comments are a reminder that the military has a white nationalist problem

OPINION: The Alabama senator refused to call white nationalists racists because he thinks they're "Americans," and he's fine with them serving in the military. The problem is they already are.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Sometimes called America’s dumbest senator, Sen. Tommy Tuberville,

TheGrio • 10th July 2023

What is happening in Mississippi?

What is happening in Mississippi?

OPINION: Police misconduct, a welfare scandal and a water crisis in the state's majority-Black capital city are among the many challenges Black Mississippians face. In 2023, Jim Crow is alive in a state that has not addressed its legacy of racial oppression and injustice.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Things are happening in Mississippi and not in a good way. Mult

TheGrio • 6th July 2023

White Christian nationalists are exporting homophobia and pushing antigay laws in Africa

White Christian nationalists are exporting homophobia and pushing antigay laws in Africa

OPINION: Uganda just enacted one of the world's strictest laws against homosexuality. White Christian nationalists from the United States have spent millions of dollars in Uganda to pass that law.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and

TheGrio • 26th May 2023

Jordan Neely's death reminds us of the lynching atmosphere that still exists for Black people

Jordan Neely’s death reminds us of the lynching atmosphere that still exists for Black people

OPINION: We live in a time when racial vigilantism is offered once again to eliminate Black lives. Some white people believe taking Black life is acceptable when Black people make them feel uncomfortable.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Jordan Neely, an unhoused, young Black man living with trauma and menta

TheGrio • 23rd May 2023

Black MAGAs are a clear and present danger

OPINION: As the American conservative movement has morphed from racist dog whistles and white-grievance politics to full-blown fascism and white nationalism, Black MAGAs have become foot soldiers in the fight against civil rights, voting rights and racial justice. All skinfolk ain't kinfolk.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Systems of racial oppression and colonization require active participation fro

TheGrio • 19th May 2023

Why Malcolm X said white people should be like abolitionist John Brown

Why Malcolm X said white people should be like abolitionist John Brown

OPINION: To commemorate the civil rights leader's birthday, we looked back at what Malcolm X had to say about white supremacy and why he considered John Brown the standard for white allyship.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

At a time when white supremacy poses an existential threat to society, we need the spirit of Malcolm X, and

Washington Post • 17th April 2023

Perspective | Removing Black lawmakers from office has a long, sordid history

The racial optics of removing two young Black men from office were glaring, in a legislature whose White Republican supermajority has thrived on voter suppression, disenfranchisement and gerrymandering, and which employed arbitrary rules to silence these lawmakers on the statehouse floor. Gloria Johnson, a third lawmaker who faced removal but is White, was spared expulsion — in her opinion because of her skin color.

During the Reconstruction era following the Civil War, 2,000 Black public offic

TheGrio • 7th April 2023

Why we should care about the Wisconsin Supreme Court win

Why we should care about the Wisconsin Supreme Court win

OPINION: While abortion rights were a key driver in turnout, the closely watched election won by Democrat-supported Janet Protasiewicz may impact voting rights, gerrymandering and determining the outcome of the presidential race and control of the U.S. House and Senate in 2024.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

In what was one of the most closel

TheGrio • 27th March 2023

States are underfunding land-grant HBCUs, but what can we do about it?

States are underfunding land-grant HBCUs, but what can we do about it?

OPINION: Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions in funding compared to their white counterparts. But the renewal of the farm bill this year could address those shortages — and advocacy from the Black community can help make sure it happens.

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)

TheGrio • 24th February 2023

Can we just say that Fox News is a white nationalist propaganda outfit cosplaying as a news network?

Can we just say that Fox News is a white nationalist propaganda outfit cosplaying as a news network?

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Fox “News” is not a right-leaning news organization but a propaganda network created to help the Republican Party. A threat to democracy, Fox News divides people and spreads white supremacist hate and lies for profit. Many already knew this, but the receipts coming from

TheGrio • 21st February 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis knows exactly what he's doing with his war on books

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis knows exactly what he’s doing with his war on books

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

As we celebrate a Black History Month like no other, people are now faced with the reality that in places like Florida, books that discuss Black history or even mention Black people are now illegal.

Doing his best impression of a white segregationist from the 1950s South, Florida Gov. Ron De

TheGrio • 3rd February 2023

Why are people protesting Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’?

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

Despite yearlong protests from environmental and anti-police activists in the Atlanta area, and right on the heels of the police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Atlanta officials announced the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center — dubbed “Cop City” by activists — will move forward.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and DeKalb County CEO Michael Thur

TheGrio • 30th January 2023

John Sims, the artist known for burning the confederate flag, reminds us of the power of Black art

John Sims, the artist known for burning the confederate flag, reminds us of the power of Black art

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.

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, who died Dec. 11 at age 54. Sims — known for his ritual burning, burying and rethinking of the confedera