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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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Idris Elba theGrio.com
January 22, 2018
Though the Internet casted Idris Elba as the unofficial "Black" James Bond, the British actor has a better idea of…
Sterling K. Brown Ryan Michelle Bathe
January 21, 2018
As awards season kicks into high gear, Hollywood's brightest stars are stepping out in their finest garbs at the 2018…
January 19, 2018
When the now viral racist video of former University of Alabama student, Harley Barber, first made rounds on social media, Brittney…
January 19, 2018
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have landed on a name for their new baby girl, and she's reportedly named after…
Offset thegrio.com
January 18, 2018
Rapper Offset found himself in the middle of controversy over his homophobic lyric "I cannot vibe with queers" in a…
January 18, 2018
Justin Timberlake gets political in a new music video for the his single "Supplies," using imagery as social commentary on…
Michelle Obama Barack Obama theGrio.com
January 18, 2018
Former president Barack Obama sent forever first lady Michelle Obama a touching birthday message, and it reminds us just how much…
Jimmy Kimmel Live theGrio.com
January 16, 2018
In honor of President Donald Trump's first MLK Day while in office, Jimmy Kimmel thought it'd be a fun idea…
January 15, 2018
Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kandi Burruss are at war on Twitter, after Kim accused Kandi of offering to perform oral sex…
April Ryan theGrio.com
January 12, 2018
While reporters tried to press President Donald Trump over his racist "shithole" comment, White House correspondent April Ryan cut straight…
Donald Trump thegrio.com
January 11, 2018
In a meeting on immigration, Trump used damning language in reference to immigrants from Africa, Haiti and other "shithole countries."
January 11, 2018
Stacey Dash thought it was a good idea to come for Oprah Winfrey, and she quickly found out the hard…
January 9, 2018
Angela Rye took to Instagram to drag Adidas over a racially insensitive ad that used the word "predator" below an image…
January 9, 2018
Donald Trump was met with presidential boos upon his arrival at the National Championship Game in Atlanta on Monday evening.
December 23, 2017
Author and relationship expert, Demetria Lucas, announced in a candid post on social media that she has left her husband after two…
December 15, 2017
A Dallas bar reportedly refused entry to Tamar Braxton because she looks like a "gangster."
December 13, 2017
Omarosa Manigault Newman is no longer working in the White House. One person who is definitely happy to see her…
December 13, 2017
Auntie Maxine sticks it to Trump and Fox News over Roy Moore's stunning loss
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December 9, 2017
The real tragedy in Patti LaBelle outing Luther Vandross as gay after his death is not in the outing itself.
December 6, 2017
Tamar reveals that Vince dropping the ball as her manager is taking a toll on their marriage