Brenda Alexander, Author at TheGrio

About Brenda Alexander

Brenda Alexander is a graduate of Temple University. She’s primarily covered entertainment and lifestyle news since 2017 and has contributed to Curly Nikki, xoNecole, Mayvenn's Real Beautiful, Essence Magazine, Shadow and Act, and Showbiz Cheat Sheet.

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Crime Featured September 21, 2021

Police say four people found dead in SUV in Wisconsin were killed in Minnesota, suspect reportedly told his father he ‘snapped’

UPDATE: 9.21.21 9:10 p.m. Suspect Antoine Suggs, who was reportedly casually dating Nitosha Lee Flug-Presley, one of four people found

Celebs Entertainment Featured Sports September 21, 2021

Steph Curry surprises wife Ayesha with 10-year vow renewal ceremony

Steph Curry pulled off the surprise of a lifetime for his wife Ayesha. The lifestyle influencer, restaurateur, and author took

Crime Featured September 20, 2021

Two people fatally shot at North Carolina Central football game

Two people are dead after shots rang out on the North Carolina Central University campus on Saturday, Sept. 18. No

Celebs Entertainment Featured September 20, 2021

Lori Harvey on relationship with Michael B. Jordan: ‘When you know you know’

Lori Harvey isn’t holding back when it comes to sharing her affinity for her beau, actor Michael B. Jordan. The

Books Entertainment Featured Living Television September 18, 2021

Porsha Williams memoir reveals she was homeless while filming ‘RHOA’

Porsha Williams is revealing it all in her forthcoming memoir, The Pursuit of Porsha: How I Grew Into My Power

Featured Politics September 17, 2021

Thousands of Haitian migrants forced to gather under Texas bridge

According to reports from the U.S. Border Patrol, more than 9,000 migrants, primarily from Haiti who’ve been affected by a

Entertainment Featured Television September 16, 2021

Ana Navarro can’t believe Nicki Minaj ‘got Tucker Carlson to defend a Black woman’

Nicki Minaj’s recent comments regarding the coronavirus vaccine continue to trend. Minaj set Twitter ablaze this week, generating yet another

Entertainment Featured September 15, 2021

‘Pose’ star Indya Moore calls out inequality, says Met Gala will ‘probably be my last’

Pose star Indya Moore says they will more than likely not be attending another Met Gala. Moore, who is non-gender,

Entertainment Featured Music September 15, 2021

Octavia Spencer apologizes to Britney Spears, Sam Asghari over prenup comments

The world clapped and jumped for joy when Britney Spears announced her engagement to Sam Asghari, her boyfriend of four

Crime Featured Local News Miami News September 14, 2021

Man arrested for the 2002 murder, mutilation of Florida teen

The man accused of stabbing 15-year-old Farrah Carter to death nearly 20 years ago has been arrested for her murder,

Entertainment Featured Music September 14, 2021

Rapper Blueface reportedly shown attacking club bouncer in security video

Rapper Blueface was allegedly caught on surveillance video violently attacking a bouncer at a club in San Fernando Valley. Blueface

Featured Top Stories September 13, 2021

R. Kelly’s former background dancer testifies she walked in on him and Aaliyah in ‘sexual encounter’

As R. Kelly’s criminal case continues in Brooklyn, New York, more is being revealed by witnesses who say they saw

Events Featured Sports September 13, 2021

Maia Chaka becomes first Black woman to officiate NFL game

Maia Chaka made history on Sunday, Sept. 12, by becoming the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game. It’s

Entertainment Featured Top Stories September 9, 2021

Singer Jaheim arrested for animal cruelty, accused of starving 15 dogs; 1 dead

Singer Jaheim is in major trouble with the law. The “Put That Woman First” singer has been arrested on charges

Entertainment Featured September 9, 2021

Tiffany Haddish has colorful words for men having an opinion on abortion

The recent Texas abortion ban has been a major subject of contention and Tiffany Haddish is now also weighing in.

Featured Top Stories September 8, 2021

VF Corp. board member steps down after reportedly saying that BLM are ‘the true racists’

VF Corporation is down a board member just days after Axios reported that Veronica Wu called the Black Lives Matter

Entertainment Featured Music Sports September 8, 2021

NFL cancels Victory Boyd’s opening day performance due to vaccine refusal

The NFL has canceled an appearance by Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Victory Boyd. Boyd was set to perform the

Crime Featured Local News September 7, 2021

Mother accused of shooting infant daughter, killing man who was holding baby

An Alabama mother is in custody for capital murder and domestic violence. Lashana Henderson’s 2-month-old baby girl is in critical

Featured Local News New York Politics September 7, 2021

Yusef Salaam, Exonerated 5 member, to run for Harlem state Senate: report

One of the Exonerated Five wants to secure his place in local government. Yusef Salaam is gunning for a spot

Education Featured Health Living September 6, 2021

Amid return to in-person learning, most HBCUs set vaccine mandates, but some struggle with compliance

Administrators at historically Black colleges are hoping to gain more access to vaccinations for students returning to campus to prevent