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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AFC Championship - Tennessee Titans v Kansas City Chiefs
October 8, 2020
The Tennessee Titans COVID outbreak has had a chiling ripple impact throughout the NFL as it struggles to contain it.
New York Liberty v Phoenix Mercury
October 8, 2020
WNBA player Cappie Pondexter has been found safe after initially believed to be missing. The baller had been arrested on suspicion of battery.
October 8, 2020
Donald Trump deducted 70K in hairstyling expenses while with The Apprentice, but tax experts say that is illegal.
October 7, 2020
Rap icon Scarface is still recovering from COVID-19 and now he says he needs a kidney donor to help save his life.
October 7, 2020
The Atlanta Hawks introduced their MLK uniforms last weekend that pay homage to the late civil rights leader.
President Trump Arrives Back At White House After Stay At Walter Reed Medical Center For Covid
October 6, 2020
Donald Trump, Jr. is said to want to stage an intervention due to his father’s behavior in the wake of his COVID-19 diagnosis.
Gretchen Whitmer Michigan executive orders thegrio.com
October 6, 2020
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer has been denied the ability to issue executive orders leaving unemployment tenuous for 800,000.
President Trump Tests Positive For Coronavirus
October 5, 2020
The White House household staffers are believed to be at risk of contracting COVID-19 after several staffers came up positive.
Tai'raz Moore murder Warren thegrio.com
October 5, 2020
A 6-year-old Michigan boy is dead when he and his father’s girlfriend were killed in what may have been a drug-related murder.
Tamron Hall thegrio.com
October 5, 2020
Tamron Hall’s journey has led her to an Emmy, a successful second season of her talk show, a husband and child and OWN Network.
Issa Rae Saturday Night Live showrunner
October 3, 2020
Showrunner, actress and writer Issa Rae will hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Oct. 17. Justin Beiber will be the musical guest.
Meghan Harry Netflix deal royals thegrio.com
October 3, 2020
Meghan and Harry talk race at the start of UK Black History Month, sharing that Harry was awakened to racial injustice after his marriage.
Cam Newton COVID-19 New England Patriots thegrio.com
October 3, 2020
Cam Newton has tested positive for the COVID-19 disease and has been ruled out in the upcoming game between the Patriots and Chiefs.
Lovely Warren indictment Rochester New York thegrio.com
October 3, 2020
Rochester mayor Lovely Warren is nowe facing fraud charges whiile also contending with the fallout from Daniel Prude’s death.
Kamala Harris Mike Pence thegrio.com
October 3, 2020
Kamala Harris and Mike Pence meet for next week’s vice president debate expect ugraded COVID-19 safety protocols.
Craig Chapman New Hampshire Twitter thegrio.com
October 2, 2020
A white professor at the University of New Hampshire is under fire after posing as a woman of color on a Twitter account.
Joe Biden coronavirus Trump thegrio.com
October 2, 2020
Joe Biden tests negative for the coronavirus and says that he learned that Trump had contracted COVID-19 from the media.
Issa Rae Insecure Hoorae thegrio.com
October 1, 2020
Issa Rae consolidates her entertaiment businesse under one umbrella by forming Hoorae Productions this week.
Black woman mask COVID thegrio.com
October 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could set women, especially women of color, back several decades according to several economists.
Joe Biden thegrio.com
September 30, 2020
Joe Biden’s campaign set a single hour donation record after a contentious debate with President Donald Trump.