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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Bashirah Tripp domestic violence Virginia thegrio.com
August 10, 2020
A Virginia woman has been arrested after running over her significant other in a shopping center parking lot in Norfolk…
DeAndre Baker robbery NFL thegrio.com
August 7, 2020
New York Giants player DeAndre Baker has been charged in an alleged armed robbery that happened at a Florida house…
Amber Guyger appeal Botham Jean thegrio.com
August 7, 2020
Former cop Amber Guyger's lawyers appeal her sentence by sayng that she was in reasonable fear of her life when…
Voting thegrio.com
August 6, 2020
The Voting Rights Act turns 55 today but with a key provision taken from it, Black voting rights are still…
Jason Momoa Lisa Bonet Shelby Mustang thegrio.com
August 6, 2020
Jason Momoa surprises his wife Lisa Bonet with a newly version of the first car she ever brought - a…
Lou Williams coronavirus NBA bubble thegrio.com
August 5, 2020
LA Clippers star Lou Williams, the league's reigning Sixth Man, says his strip club meal debacle was overblown but he…
Joe Biden thegrio.com
August 5, 2020
Joe Biden says he doesn't need a cognitive test and was seemingly offended by the question about his mental fitness…
The United State Of Women Summit 2018 - Day 1
August 5, 2020
MIchelle Obama said on her new podcast, that she's experiencing feelings of depression in a time of COVID-19 and increase…
Miami Dolphins v Cleveland Browns
August 4, 2020
Odell Beckham, Jr. of the Cleveland Browns said he doesn't think the NFL should play this season but that he'll…
Jackie Lacey, David Lacey Los Angeles thegrio.com
August 4, 2020
David Lacey, the husband of Los Angeles district attorney Jackie Lacey, has been charged after he pulled a gun on…
1918 Flu pandemic masks health
August 4, 2020
Despite having history as an example it seems we've learned nothing from the 1918 flu pandemic, even whether we should…
Chinese PPP Trump loans thegrio.com
August 3, 2020
The Treasury Department revealed that some PPP funds earmarked for U.S. businesses were actually given to ones with Chinese parent…
Jonathan Isaac, ACL, NBA, anthem thegrio.com
August 3, 2020
Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac has torn the ACL in his left knee in a game just days after he…
Kamala Harris Joe Biden candidate thegrio.com
August 3, 2020
Joe Biden delays VP pick as reports of tension between the possible candidates grow, however, Kamala Harris is seemingly in…
Fauci coronavirus thegrio.com
July 31, 2020
A coronavirus vaccine may be in the works before or in 2021, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the nation's leading health…
George Floyd Hologram Displayed In Richmond, Virginia
July 31, 2020
A woman got into a shouting match with a demonstrator at Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue the day of a…
Kaepernick Fauci award thegrio.com
July 31, 2020
Colin Kaepernick and Dr. Anthony Fauci will be honored with the Kennedy Human Rights Award to honor them for their…
LAPD officers charged thegrio.com
July 30, 2020
The Los Angeles district attorney's office is looking into over 750 cases associated with three LAPD officers charged with falsifying…
Marc Lamont Hill bookstore thegrio.com
July 30, 2020
Marc Lamont Hill says that his bookstore, Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books, has been robbed and vandalized in Philadelphia.
Michael Porter Jr, Denver Nuggets coronavirus thegrio.com
July 29, 2020
NBA player Michael Porter, Jr. says that he believes the coronavirus is being used for 'population control' and that he's…