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 23, 2023
Thirteen years ago, President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, creating new pathways to affordable health care.
March 23, 2023
Marianne Williamson sits down with theGrio to discuss her plan to enact reparations for Black Americans — and why critics don’t deter her.
March 21, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is one of three Black prosecutors who is seeking to hold Trump accountable through the legal system.
March 18, 2023
For Women’s History Month, theGrio explores the political terrain of why a woman has yet to occupy the Oval Office.
March 17, 2023
The Biden administration opened up applications for a $2.5 billion grant program to build EV charging stations in communities nationwide.
March 16, 2023
The family of Shanquella Robinson is continuing their push for the Biden administration to intervene in the case of her death in Mexico. 
March For Our Lives protest, theGrio.com
March 14, 2023
Biden signed an executive order to reduce gun violence in the United States, which data shows disproportionately impacts Black communities.
March 7, 2023
As the U.S. marks 58 years since Bloody Sunday, leaders commit to winning what they see as the modern fight to protect voting rights.
March 5, 2023
President Joe Biden assailed voter suppression and called for economic justice for Black Americans during his remarks in Selma, Alabama.
March 4, 2023
President Joe Biden will deliver a speech in Selma, Alabama on Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
March 3, 2023
President Biden shocked D.C. leaders in deciding not to veto a bill overturning recently passed laws in D.C. regarding crime and voting.
March 2, 2023
After more than two years, emergency funding for food stamp recipients through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has ended.
February 28, 2023
Deaths while in custody go underreported, despite a 2014 law requiring state and federal agencies to share such data with the DOJ. 
February 27, 2023
The New York, Maryland, Illinois, Maine and Michigan speakers will meet with Biden-Harris officials to discuss “common policy priorities.”
February 25, 2023
Lawmakers are urging the FDA to prevent both the marketing and sale of e-cigarette nicotine products to middle and high school-aged children.
February 24, 2023
From food shortages to higher costs for goods, countries in Africa are paying a heavy price for Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked war in Ukraine.
February 22, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new action by HUD to lower FHA mortgage insurance costs for homebuyers across the country.
February 21, 2023
Given history and racial implications, Black Americans should be concerned about the recent emergence of the Chinese spy balloon.
February 20, 2023
This Black History Month took on a new meaning for Democrats in protest of Republican bans on Black history in public classrooms. 
President Barack Obama, theGrio.com
February 18, 2023
Black politicians have made considerable gains and helped to change the face of U.S. politics as we know it.