About Gerren Keith Gaynor

Gerren Keith Gaynor is a White House Correspondent and the Managing Editor of Politics at theGrio. He is based in Washington, D.C.

Gaynor leads theGrio's political team alongside White House Correspondent and D.C. Bureau Chief April D. Ryan, covering the White House, Capitol Hill, and national politics. Notably, his work in Washington helped lead to theGrio becoming the first Black-owned digital news outlet to get a designated seat in the White House press briefing room. Gaynor has appeared on Cheddar TV, Revolt Black News, and Fox Soul’s “The Tammi Mac Show.” During Pride Month 2021, Forbes recognized Gaynor as one of “10 Black LGBTQ+ Figures And Activists to Know.”

As a Black, queer journalist, Gaynor understands the power of diversity and visibility, which is why he counts it as a privilege to represent Black and LGBTQ+ communities in political spaces where diversity has not historically been embraced. Living up to theGrio’s African meaning of “storyteller,” he is passionate about telling stories that inform and humanize Black and queer experiences.

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Gaynor is a proud HBCU graduate of Morehouse College and a graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism.

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August 16, 2023
The one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act comes amid frequent natural disasters that have devastated Black and brown communities.
August 16, 2023
Trump defenders say his criminal case in Georgia is unfair and partisan because Abrams challenged an election, too, with no consequence.
August 15, 2023
Fani Willis will undoubtedly receive newfound attention after bringing what is likely the most ambitious criminal case to the feet of Trump.
August 11, 2023
Days before former President Barack Obama’s 62nd birthday, the Obama Foundation unveiled its inaugural Leaders USA cohort of change makers.
August 10, 2023
Florida Governor DeSantis’ removal of State Attorney Monique Worrell is slammed as undemocratic and racist.
Pro-abortion protest, theGrio.com
August 9, 2023
Democrats tell theGrio that Tuesday’s results in Ohio on Issue 1 were an undeniable win for the reproductive rights movement.
August 9, 2023
President Biden, during an interview with The Weather Channel, said he has essentially already declared climate change a national emergency.
August 8, 2023
Tension in Niger amid military capture of its president proves difficult for the U.S., exposing cracks in its relationships with Africa.
August 6, 2023
Civil rights leaders reflect on the achievement of the Voting Rights Act and the challenges that threaten the fundamental right to vote. 
August 4, 2023
President Barack Obama, who many anticipate will play a key role in the 2024 elections, set the blueprint for the Biden-Harris administration.
August 3, 2023
Civil rights leaders say the case against Trump for attempting to invalidate the 2020 election results is justice for Black voters.
Trump indictment Washington
August 2, 2023
Trump’s case will be presided over by federal district Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 
August 2, 2023
Conservatives allege that PEPFAR became a tool for the Biden administration to push a “radical” agenda on abortion and LGBTQ rights overseas.
July 31, 2023
The president of the United States has the most serious job in the world; however, it doesn’t come without its gaffes and humorous moments.
July 27, 2023
The White House announced new actions to protect communities and workers from the extreme heat caused by climate change.
July 21, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Florida after its state education board issued new standards for teaching students about…
July 21, 2023
The plaintiffs in a redistricting case in Alabama say lawmakers defied a court ruling to give Black voters a second majority-Black district.
Warnock says the issue of voter suppression is a “911 emergency,” and a legislative response is crucial to sustain American democracy.
July 17, 2023
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was quickly condemned for pushing a false claim that COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted.”
July 16, 2023
Following the most recent economic and job numbers, it may be difficult to assess the state of the economy for Black Americans.