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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March 15, 2024
Vice President Harris convened a roundtable on marijuana reform, declaring, “Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.”
March 15, 2024
Harris did what no U.S. vice president, or even president, had ever done when she visited a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
March 7, 2024
President Joe Biden will deliver his third and final State of the Union address of his first presidential term. Black America is listening.
March 7, 2024
The Biden-Harris campaign invited theGrio to its headquarters to learn about its operations and how it plans to win over Black voters.
March 6, 2024
As part of theGrio’s “Running Black” series, we sit down with Nick Brown, who is running to become Washington’s first Black attorney general.
March 5, 2024
Super Tuesday will determine the fate of several Black candidates hoping to come out victorious this primary season.
March 4, 2024
Before delivering remarks commemorating Bloody Sunday in Selma, Harris addressed the Israel-Hamas war and called for an “immediate ceasefire.”
February 29, 2024
As part of theGrio’s “Running Black” series, Allred talks of campaign to become the first Black American from Texas elected to the Senate.
U.S. Border Patrol Agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrant from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
February 26, 2024
Haitian Bridge Alliance, suing the Biden administration for its treatment of migrants, is hopeful after a recent case proceeding.
February 26, 2024
In the absence of congressional action, Dem governors are on the frontlines in the battle over the teachings of race and Black history.
February 25, 2024
Former President Trump was condemned for comments he made while campaigning in South Carolina in front of a group of Black conservatives. 
U.S. President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
February 22, 2024
Members of Congress and a coalition of advocates call on Biden to use his executive powers to address a host of racial justice issues. 
February 16, 2024
DA Fani Willis “did what she needed to do” while giving testimony to determine whether she should be disqualified from Trump case.
February 16, 2024
Anti-crime measures in the Secure D.C. Act being considered raise concerns about its impact on Blacks living in the District of Columbia.  
Descendants and families of prominent Black civil rights leaders and historical figures convened at the White House for a historic gathering.
February 13, 2024
This Black History Month, the White House will host descendants of civil rights icons and historical figures, theGrio exclusively reports.
February 10, 2024
President Joe Biden appointed Willie L. Phillips as the first Black chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
February 9, 2024
Strategists say Black voters are likely not concerned about claims made by a special counsel and are more concerned about Biden delivering.
February 8, 2024
“The rent is too damn high!” says Marcia Fudge, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
February 6, 2024
Gun violence remains a top concern for the White House as officials work on solutions to reduce the number of lives killed by firearms.