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About Tonya Pendleton

TONYA PENDLETON is a veteran multimedia journalist in news, sports, lifestyle and entertainment reporting. She’s written for Essence, Ebony, BET.com, The Source, XXL, Jordan Magazine, the Philadelphia Daily News, The Washington Post and more. In her current incarnation as a writer/editor with TheGrio.com and as “Things To Do” curator for NPR affiliate WHYY, she crafts content for a local and global audience. The Philadelphia resident was born and raised in New York City and is a graduate of The New School.

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Entertainment Featured September 17, 2020

NeNe Leakes announces she’s leaving ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’

Thirteen is her unlucky number. At least that could one of the things that prompted NeNe Leakes, among the original...

Entertainment Featured September 16, 2020

Jazz critic Stanley Crouch dead at 74

Jazz critic Stanley Crouch has died, the New York Daily News reports. The renowned critic died Wednesday at a New...

Entertainment Featured September 15, 2020

Cardi B files for divorce from Offset

Another hip-hop love story has come to an end. As reported by Hollywood Unlocked, the site has confirmed that Cardi...

Featured Sports September 14, 2020

A record 10 Black quarterbacks started this NFL season

While social justice remained at the forefront of pro sports through symbolism, messaging and peaceful protests, the NFL made one...

Entertainment Featured September 13, 2020

With their Verzuz, Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle prove legends can still draw, and move, a crowd

Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight shared over 150 years of combined music and memories for a friendly Verzuz competition that...

Featured Sports September 10, 2020

Skip Bayless doesn’t ‘have sympathy’ over Dak Prescott sharing depression struggles

The NFL returns tonight and with it comes the first controversy of the season. Undisputed co-host Skip Bayless, an unabashed...

Featured Opinion September 10, 2020

‘Tenet’ looks to the future but remains stuck in the past with familiar trope

This is not a review of Christopher Nolan’s new movie Tenet, not really. It’s also not a recap, because my...

Featured News September 9, 2020

Dallas’ first Black female police chief steps down after protest backlash

This week, U. Reneé Hall – the first Black woman to lead the Dallas police force – submitted her resignation,...

Featured News September 3, 2020

Republican congressman threatens to kill protesters in Facebook post

Louisiana congressman Rep. Clay Higgins had his Facebook post removed by the tech giant after he threatened to shoot armed...

Featured News September 3, 2020

Doc Rivers’ impassioned speech on race turned into ad by conservatives against Trump

LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers has been around the league for a long time. He has three sons of his...

Featured Sports September 3, 2020

30-35% of Big Ten athletes testing positive for COVID-19 had myocarditis

The reason why Big Ten football was canceled this year may have gone beyond the coronavirus, new reports are saying....

Business Featured September 2, 2020

Kimora Lee Simmons, daughters launch new Baby Phat Beauty line

Kimora Lee Simmons started her career as a model before she became a wife, mother of four, reality TV star,...

Entertainment Featured September 2, 2020

Usher and girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea are reportedly expecting a baby

Usher and his girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea are expecting a baby, according to a report from People. The 41-year-old R&B star...

Entertainment Featured September 1, 2020

‘Wire’ actor Clarke Peters breaks down over Chadwick Boseman

Veteran actor Clarke Peters shared memories of his time with the late actor Chadwick Boseman on Good Morning Britain. The...

Entertainment Featured August 31, 2020

‘The Fresh Prince’ cast to reunite on HBO Max

One of the most beloved casts in TV history is getting back together – but just for one night on...

Featured Lifestyle August 31, 2020

Some say quarantine has helped them become better people

Though the coronavirus continues unabated around the U.S., things have improved for some individuals and families during the COVID-19 quarantine....

Featured Politics August 28, 2020

Biden campaign buys ‘Keep America Great’ domain to troll Trump

The Biden/Harris ticket may not be able to campaign in the usual way, but they’re using the web to help...

Entertainment Featured August 28, 2020

Tia Mowry Hardrict signs 3-picture holiday movie deal with Lifetime

Get ready for the holidays with Tia Mowry Hardrict. The former star of The Game who viewers watched grow up...

Entertainment Featured August 28, 2020

Pam Grier wants Ava DuVernay to direct her biopic

It worked for the Exonerated Five when Raymond Santana reached out to Ava DuVernay to ask if she’d be interested...

Featured News August 27, 2020

University of Alabama faculty reportedly told to stay quiet about COVID-19 infections among students

To some, the University of Alabama has a proud history. To others, it has a dark history exemplified by the...