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. He covers the White House, Capitol Hill, and national politics. As part of the White House press corps and presidential press pool, Gaynor provides the first on-the-ground reporting in the nation's capital on behalf of Black and LGBTQ communities. Gaynor has covered two presidential administrations, starting with the Biden-Harris administration in 2021. A major highlight of his career was interviewing Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election.

Gaynor’s work in Washington helped lead to theGrio becoming the first Black-owned digital news outlet to get a seat in the White House press briefing room. Gaynor has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Cheddar TV, Revolt News, and Fox Soul. Forbes recognized Gaynor as one of “10 Black LGBTQ+ Figures And Activists to Know.” He was also recognized as a Power 50 honoree by the Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA). He's also a two-time honoree of the "Native Son 101" annual list and received the "James Baldwin Storyteller Award" from the LGBTQ advocacy nonprofit TruEvolution. 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. 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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Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Raleigh, N.C., theGrio.com
May 18, 2025
Former Vice President Kamala Harris quickly reacted to the news of former President Joe Biden's shocking cancer diagnosis.
Congress, Capitol Building, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
Opponents say the tax and budget bill will only make the rich wealthier and stifle Black communities in the long…
Summer Lee, Reparations NOW Resolution, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
The 37-year-old millennial congresswoman called for "Reparations now, not later, not someday, and not when it's politically convenient."
Donald Trump, Derek Chauvin, Pardon, theGrio.com
May 15, 2025
In a statement to theGrio, the White House reacts to speculations of a pardon after Gov. Tim Walz says the…
Black medical students, black doctors, theGrio.com
May 14, 2025
Medical schools are the latest private institutions grappling with President Donald Trump's pressure campaign to shutter DEI programs.
John Ewing, Omaha, Mayor, theGrio.com
May 14, 2025
Omaha's next mayor John Ewing Jr. joins a growing list of Black mayors in cities across the United States.
Cory Booker, theGrio.com
May 13, 2025
The coalition says there is no better time to push for reparations as Trump continues to attack DEI and once-protected…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 12, 2025
President Trump is being accused by critics of escalating a global white supremacist agenda after granting white Afrikaners refugee status.
student loans trump
May 6, 2025
Advocates says Trump's abrupt departure from Biden-era policies will disproportionately hurt Black borrowers and widen the racial wealth gap.
Trump, protest, cuts, theGrio.com
May 5, 2025
The second administration of Donald Trump is being slammed for "putting lives on the line" and "destabilizing" already vulnerable communities.
Wes Moore, Dawn Moore, theGrio.com
May 3, 2025
"When the whole world denied us, they defended us. And they lifted us up," Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said of…
Wes Moore, theGrio.com
May 2, 2025
Despite Wes Moore dismissing the idea, the Maryland governor, who is seeking reelection in 2026, may not be able to…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, theGrio.com
May 2, 2025
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pointedly condemned Trump and Republican allies for their incessant attacks on federal judges.
Stephen Miller, Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
May 1, 2025
"The only thing Americans want to hear from Kamala Harris is an apology," said Stephen Miller, Trump's White House chief…
Kamala Harris, Speech, Emerge, theGrio.com
May 1, 2025
"This country is ours. It doesn't belong to whoever is in the White House," Kamala Harris said. "It belongs to…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
April 30, 2025
Trump is defiant amid frustrations over continued high costs and growing concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
Congressional Candidates, Zoe Cadore, Christian Menefeee, Amanda Edwards, Everton Blair, theGrio.com
April 30, 2025
Young Black Democrats say they are ready to bring a new vision and lived experiences to Congress and help their…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
April 29, 2025
President Trump's actions will result in "disastrous and disparate impact on African Americans," warned NAACP President Derrick Johnson.
Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
April 28, 2025
Jeffries slammed the Republican budget that expands tax cuts for high income earners and implements massive cuts to domestic programs.
Donald Trump, Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles, Jalen Hurts, theGrio.com
April 28, 2025
"[Trump's] leveraging them for to advance his agenda," said Cameron Trimble, a former Biden White House official, told theGrio.