Gerren Keith Gaynor, Author at TheGrio

About Gerren Keith Gaynor

Gerren Keith Gaynor is the Managing Editor at theGrio and Host of the Dear Culture Podcast. The Brooklyn native is a graduate of Morehouse College and Columbia School of Journalism. Previously, he served as an editor at Fox News, BET and VIBE magazine. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter @MrGerrenalist.

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Education Featured Local News April 30, 2021

New Jersey teacher curses at Black students, calls George Floyd ‘criminal’

A New Jersey teacher has been removed from the virtual classroom after going a profanity-laced rant against his students about...

Featured Politics April 29, 2021

Meghan McCain decries Tim Scott jabs as ‘racist,’ calls him to run for president

The View co-host Meghan McCain said she was “disgusted” by those who called South Carolina Senator Tim Scott an “Uncle...

Featured Politics April 28, 2021

In address, Biden says ‘knee of justice’ is on the neck of Black Americans

President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Wednesday during...

Featured Politics April 26, 2021

Plaskett slams qualified immunity for ‘modern-day Ku Klux Klan’ police

As members of Congress mull over what they can do legislatively to address the spate of police-involved shootings of Black...

Featured Politics Washington DC April 22, 2021

Rep. Mondaire Jones slams GOP’s arguments against DC statehood as ‘racist trash’

Freshman Congressman Mondaire Jones did not mince words on Thursday when addressing Republicans over their opposition to D.C. statehood on...

Featured Politics April 19, 2021

Maxine Waters slams GOP attacks over ‘confrontational’ comment: ‘I am nonviolent’

Congresswoman Maxine Waters is pushing back against Republicans and conservative media who have called her out over remarks she made...

Featured Local News April 11, 2021

Tensions erupt near Minneapolis after police kill 20-year-old Daunte Wright

Just before the start of the third week of Derek Chauvin‘s murder trial in the death of George Floyd, residents...

Entertainment Featured Film Music April 3, 2021

Danielle Brooks says Mahalia Jackson’s hysterectomy was ‘necessary’ to include in biopic

Mahalia Jackson is heralded as one of the most influential singers of the 20th century. The gospel legend’s soulful voice...

Entertainment Featured April 1, 2021

Michael Strahan reveals closing of tooth gap was April Fools joke

It looks like Michael Strahan‘s signature tooth gap will live to see another day — and for the foreseeable future....

Entertainment Featured April 1, 2021

Donnie McClurkin says he’ll likely ‘be alone’ forever due to his sexuality

Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is opening up yet again about his sexuality, revealing in a recent episode of TV One’s...

Featured Media March 24, 2021

Radio host Rob Lederman fired for rating Black women’s skin based on toast

Rob Lederman, a morning radio host in Buffalo, New York, is out of a job and others have been suspended...

Breonna Taylor’s mom defends activist Tamika Mallory following criticisms

The mother of Breonna Taylor issued a statement of public support for activist Tamika Mallory on Monday following criticisms from...

Featured Sports March 20, 2021

LeBron James ‘out indefinitely’ after suffering painful ankle injury

LeBron James is out of the game for the Los Angeles Lakers following a painful ankle injury during Saturday’s matchup...

Entertainment Featured Los Angeles March 5, 2021

Amanda Gorman reveals she was profiled by security guard: ‘You look suspicious’

Poet Amanda Gorman was apparently racially targeted by a security guard on Friday night while walking home. She revealed the...

Ahmaud Arbery’s mom accuses group of cashing in on son’s likeness without her permission

Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, is speaking out against an organization she says is cashing in on using...

News February 23, 2021

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reacts to public love after impeachment: ‘A great feeling’

After an impressive prosecutorial showing (and attention-grabbing fashion) as an impeachment manager in the historic second impeachment trial of Donald...

Featured Health Media February 22, 2021

Twitter drags Meghan McCain for saying Biden should fire Dr. Fauci

Meghan McCain is no stranger to causing an uproar for making unpopular statements, and her latest comments about Dr. Anthony...

Black History Month Featured Politics February 18, 2021

Pennsylvania lawmaker Malcolm Kenyatta, 30, announces bid for US Senate

Malcolm Kenyatta, the history-making Pennsylvania state representative, has announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate in 2022. If...

Featured Sports February 15, 2021

NFL star Vincent Jackson, 38, found dead in Florida hotel: report

Former NFL player Vincent Jackson is reportedly dead at 38 after his body was discovered on Monday inside a Florida...

Stacey Plaskett slams Trump’s impeachment defense: ‘Black women are sick and tired’

In statements slamming Donald Trump‘s defense counsel, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett brought the issues of race, misogynoir — and even statehood...