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About Gerren Keith Gaynor

White House Correspondent and Managing Editor of Politics
Gerren Keith Gaynor is the White House Correspondent and Managing Editor of Politics at theGrio, based in Washington, DC. As a member of the White House press corps and presidential press pool, he provides essential on-the-ground reporting for Black and LGBTQ+ communities. His leadership was instrumental in theGrio becoming the first Black-owned digital news outlet to secure a seat in the White House press briefing room.

Since 2021, Gerren has covered two presidential administrations, with a career highlight being his interview of Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 election cycle. As a Black, queer journalist, he is dedicated to bringing visibility to political spaces where diversity has historically been lacking. His expertise is frequently sought after by major networks, including CNN, MSNBC, Cheddar TV, Revolt News, and Fox Soul.

Gerren's impactful work has earned him numerous accolades, including being named one of Forbes’ "10 Black LGBTQ+ Figures And Activists to Know" and a "Power 50" honoree by the Black Professionals in International Affairs (BPIA). He is also a two-time "Native Son 101" honoree and recipient of the "James Baldwin Storyteller Award.”

 
Areas of Expertise

White House & Capitol Hill Reporting
National Politics
Black & LGBTQ+ Advocacy
Editorial Management
Multimedia Political Commentary

Professional Experience

White House Correspondent & Managing Editor of Politics — theGrio (Present)
White House Press Pool Member — (2021–Present)
Managing Editor — theGrio

Education

Master of Science in Journalism — Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Bachelor of Arts in English — Morehouse College

All Articles

Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 30, 2026
Experts note that while Trump is seemingly targeting only immigrants, the effort is tied to the same anti-Black positions of…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 27, 2026
The order has the potential to further hurt Black businesses, which have been disproportionately impacted by Trump's economic policies.
Donald Trump, farmers, White House, theGrio.com
March 27, 2026
As Trump hails his efforts to support farmers amid rising costs, Black farmers facing foreclosure continue to get the cold…
Pete Hegseth, theGrio.com
March 27, 2026
"The racism and the misogyny is so blatant and so evident," military veteran and Common Defense organizer Ed Anderson tells…
Letitia James, theGrio.com
March 26, 2026
A Trump administration official issued new criminal referrals against James, whom President Donald Trump has publicly attacked.
Donald Trump, UN, Slavery, Reparations, theGrio.com
March 26, 2026
Reparative justice leaders who spoke to theGrio make sense of the Trump administraition's "bizarre" defense of its reparations vote.
Donald Trump, Barack Obama, theGrio.com
March 26, 2026
"If he’s the smart one, then maybe he can figure out how to get gas prices down," former White House…
Black women in politics, Kamala Harris, Ketanji Brown Jackson, theGrio.com
March 25, 2026
As champions for civil rights, voting rights, women's rights, and democracy, Black women have always led the charge in shaping…
Kristen Clarke, theGrio.com
March 25, 2026
“Kristen Clarke is exactly the legal mind this moment demands,” said Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP.
Donald Trump, Black farmers, theGrio.com
March 25, 2026
John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association, called the Trump administration's latest anti-DEI cuts "deplorable."
ICE agent, airport, Trump, theGrio.com
March 24, 2026
“I do think that there is a deliberate effort to try to make Black agents, and Black women in particular,
Donald Trump, Mail-in voting, theGrio.com
March 24, 2026
"It's the hypocrisy, but that is what he's always done," political commentator Reecie Colbert told theGrio.
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 23, 2026
"When you pass, people are going to treat it like Mardi Gras in New Orleans," said Charlamagne Tha God on…
Trump, Christopher Columbus, theGrio.com
March 23, 2026
President Trump's move to honor Columbus is in direct contrast to the cultural shift away from honoring the controversial explorer.
Donald Trump, Memphis, Justin J. Pearson, theGrio.com
March 23, 2026
"He is a racist, xenophobe who has spewed hatred and hurt our communities more than he has helped them," Rep.…
Donald Trump, ICE, Airports, TSA, theGrio.com
March 23, 2026
"They deserve to be paid, not replaced by untrained, armed agents who have shown how dangerous they can be," Everett…
Donald Trump, Gold Coin, theGrio.com
March 20, 2026
The decision to place Trump on a U.S. coin ahead of the country's 250th anniversary goes against norms intended to…
Breonna Taylor, theGrio.com
March 20, 2026
The DOJ Civil Rights Division filed asked a federal judge to drop the cases against ex-cops Joshua Jaynes and Kyle…
Barack Obama, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 20, 2026
Jon McNaughton's "The Forgotten Man" was intended to criticize Obama's signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act.
Juliana Stratton, Chuck Schumer, theGrio.com
March 19, 2026
Stratton says Illinois voters want leaders who will "meet this moment" against President Trump, whom she said is "not a…