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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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Winston-Salem, firefighters, racism, thegrio.com
July 23, 2020
Black firefighters in Winston-Salem who call themselves Omnibus say they have dealt with racist and abusive treatment for years and…
Breonna Taylor Change.org petition thegrio.com
July 23, 2020
Breonna Taylor's petition generated the second highest number of signatures in Change.org's history, second only to a similar petition for…
Washington NFL team uniform NFL, football thegrio.com
July 23, 2020
The Washington Redskins will play the 2020-2021 season without a nickname as they poll former and current players and fans…
Kellie Chauvin, Derek Chauvin, tax crimes, thegrio.com
July 22, 2020
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and his estranged wife are charged with felony tax crimes for underreporting income, and…
July 22, 2020
At least 12 million Americans are at risk ot being evicted as federal moratoriums expire that were part of the…
QAnon banned Twitter thegrio.com
July 22, 2020
Twitter announces they will clean up several thousands of accounts linked to QAnon, a loosely organized group of people promoting…
Alonzo Brooks Unsolved Mysteries hate crimes thegrio.com
July 21, 2020
Alonzo Brooks, whose case was featured on the 'Unsolved Mysteries' reboot on Netflix, was found dead a month after a…
Dwight Howard NBA thegrio.com
July 21, 2020
Dwight Howard doesn't think mask-wearing is necessary in the NBA 'bubble' to avoid the spread of coronavirus and says he…
Yusuf Hawkins thegrio.com
July 21, 2020
The new HBO documentary 'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn' tells the story of a racially motivated murder in 1980's Brooklyn.
Washington's NFL team owner Dan Snyder  sexual harassment thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
The Washington NFL team is under fire after fifteen women come forward to say they have been sexually harrassed while…
NFL star Ezekiel Elliott is the first known NFL player to test positive for COViD-19 thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
So far, 72 NFL players have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, which casts somewhat of a shadow over the…
Three women charged in brawl at Ft. Lauderdale airport thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
Three Philadelphia women were arrested after a brawl at Spirit Airlines in the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood airport. The fight was captured…
NFL players Odell Beckham Jr. YouTube grio.com
July 15, 2020
NFL players Todd Gurley, Odell Beckham Jr. and Cam Newton talk about what they've learned playing in the NFL and…
dennis wyman was charged with targeting African Americans grio.com
July 15, 2020
A California man is in jail after allegedly plowing into a crowd of Black people in a Torrence parking lot…
The Asheville City Council votes for reparations for African Americans thegrio.com
July 15, 2020
Asheville, North Carolina's city council recently passed a resolution to provide reparations for African-Americans to try and address disparities.
Nick Cannon takes his podcast into syndication
July 14, 2020
TV host Nick Cannon says that despite controversial comments on his podcast, he has no hate in his heart for…
Peaceful Philly protesters teargassed
July 14, 2020
Peaceful protesters in Philadelphia are now suing the city's police department after they were teargassed and trapped on a city…
Lebron James thegrio.com
July 14, 2020
LeBron James says he won't be one of the players wearing a social justice message on his jersey when the…
ESPN thegrio.com
July 13, 2020
Present and former ESPN staffers say racism is as much a part of the network as sports, especially when it…
Houston Rockets v Boston Celtics
July 13, 2020
Russell Westbrook announces that he's tested positive for the coronavirus and speculation is that teammate James Harden has as well.