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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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.
July 10, 2020
Resource CEO Paul Favret has to turn himself in after pulling a gun on a Hispanic couple when they mistakenly…
July 10, 2020
A man has been arrested in the June 30th killing of Merci Mack a transgender woman who was fatally shot…
Byron Allen Is Inducted Into The Broadcasting
July 9, 2020
Despite his success, Byron Allen, who owns Entertainment Studios and is one of the few Black multimedia moguls in history,…
July 9, 2020
Patriots star Julian Edelman reached out to Eagles player DeSean Jackson to offer some healing after Jackson made an anti-Semitic…
Protesters Call For Cancellations Of Rents And Mortgages In Minneapolis
July 9, 2020
With federal protections set to expire both renters and homeowners may face a crisis as evictions mount rending many more…
Pop Smoke - theGrio.com
July 9, 2020
Five people have been arrested in the shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke, the LAPD announced today but they have…
President Trump Participates In National Dialogue On Safely Reopening Nation's Schools
July 9, 2020
A statue of Melania Trump in her native Slovenia was burned and then removed. The first lady emigrated from the…
July 9, 2020
Soccer writer Drew Pells was fired after making an insensitive tweet about the injury to soccer player Andres Reyes during…
July 8, 2020
San Francisco lawmaker Shamman Walton has co-authored a bill that would make calling the police for racially biased reasons a…
“Twenties” Premiere Event LA
July 8, 2020
Lena Waite took a reporter to task for not giving Black TV shows enough consideration when forecasting Emmy nominees for…
Celebrities Attend 2019 Oaks Cup Day
July 8, 2020
Usain Bolt and his girlfriend, Kasi Bennett, announce the name and show pics of their baby girl, Olympia Lightning Bolt…
July 8, 2020
Just when you thought there was only one communicable disease to worry about, here comes more news out of China…
SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: "Black Earth Rising"
July 7, 2020
London-born creative Michaela Coel turned down a $1M Netflix deal to go to HBO because she would have had to…
Banking Black thegrio.com
July 7, 2020
OneUnited Bank says its the nation’s biggest Black-owned bank. Since protests roiled the nation after George Floyd and Breonna Taylor…