About Sytonia Reid

Sytonia Reid is a journalist and writer covering history, race, women, climate and culture. Sytonia is a proud JAX, FL native and Howard University Bison.

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Dartavius Barnes thegrio.com
May 22, 2021
An Illinois father is suing the city of Springfield and the Springfield Police Department for desecrating his daughter's cremated ashes.
May 20, 2021
Deacon Ashmore, a 12 year-old Detroit boy, was mauled by a pit bull and is dealing with severe injuries in…
Doja x SZA thegrio.com
May 20, 2021
Doja Cat and SZA will make their world television debut of their hit single collaboration “Kiss Me More," at the…
May 20, 2021
Olympic track champion and social activist, Lee Evans has passed away at the age of 74. Evans won gold and…
Letitia James thegrio.com
May 20, 2021
New York AG Letitia James has reportedly been investigating Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg for months.
Lorraine Hansberry Residence. Credit: Christopher D. Brazee/NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, 2020 thegrio.com
May 19, 2021
The NYC home of indelible playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry is now officially listed on the National Register of Historic…
Nikole Hannah Jones thegrio.com
May 19, 2021
The UNC Chapel Hill has reneged on a tenured position it offered to Pulitzer-winning journalist, Nikole Hannah-Jones.
May 19, 2021
Two young women who were abducted as girls by the terrorist group Boko Haram have graduated with bachelors degrees.
Billy Porter thegrio.com
May 19, 2021
'Pose' star Billy Porter has revealed that he is HIV positive. After being diagnosed in the 2007, Porter had kept…
Jada Pinkett Smith Lisa Ling thegrio.com
May 18, 2021
Jada Pinkett-Smith, Lisa Ling will address tensions between Black and Asian communities on the next Red Table Talk episode.
May 18, 2021
Former president Barack Obama appeared on The Late Late Show to share more about what the family's dog Bo meant…
May 18, 2021
A new WHO and ILO study shows that working long hours led to 745,000 people dying from stroke and ischemic…
Fisk University thegrio.com
May 18, 2021
Fisk University announced that it has received a $2.5 million donation from a Nashville family--the largest gift in the HBCU's…
U.S. Supreme Court thegrio.com
May 17, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled to restrict police authority to enter a person’s home without a warrant.
Supreme Court thegrio.com
May 17, 2021
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is investing in young civil rights lawyers through its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program.
Black Family
May 17, 2021
For the first time, families with children in the US are eligible to receive monthly child tax credit payments starting…
Singer Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men and singer-songwriter Kandi Burrus
May 17, 2021
Kandi Burruss says her treatment by Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris and other members was "disrespectful as f***"
Kandi Burruss thegrio.com
May 14, 2021
"Kandi: OLG Project" will follow the lives of Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker and the OLG trio as they work…
Destiny James Drake thegrio.com
May 14, 2021
Destiny James, a young woman who received a $50K donation from Drake, is graduating with a master's in public health…
May 14, 2021
Polls show that Brooklyn Borough president Eric Adams currently has a 3-point lead over the 2020 presidential candidate, Andrew Yang.