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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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June 4, 2020
The coronavirus has forced cities to make significant budget cuts but not to police deparments even in the wake of…
June 4, 2020
Democratic Minnesota senator Amy Klobuchar's presence at George Floyd's memorial service was not welcomed by those on social media. 
June 4, 2020
Fox host Laura Ingraham has been slammed on Twitter for her different response to Drew Brees' comments than to LeBron…
June 4, 2020
FSU football player Marvin Wilson says the team's new head coach Mike Norvell lied when he said he talked to…
June 3, 2020
In an interview, West Virginia governor Jim Justice said any former president is welcome in his state...except one, Barack Obama.
June 3, 2020
Jason Whitlock of 'Speak for Yourself' on Fox Sports has departed the show and the network and some sports fans…
June 3, 2020
Drew Brees, the quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, said he didn't agree with 'disrespecting the flag' if NFL anthem…
June 2, 2020
Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr. was killed by police in 2011 and now his son, Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. has another chance at…
June 2, 2020
President George W. Bush issued a statement on the "brutal suffocation" George Floyd endured after an arrest by Minneapolis cops…
June 2, 2020
Michael Jordan says that he had much love for an 80's girlfriend but he had to end their relatonship due…
June 2, 2020
The community answers a call to help residents who have been impacted by grocery store closings and lootings in the…
June 1, 2020
Joe Biden has promised to pick a female as a vice-president candidate but those with law enforcement backgrounds are being…
June 1, 2020
Barack Obama writes an essay about the importance of activism combines with the electoral process in the wake of police…
May 29, 2020
NBA champion Stephen Jackson travels to Minneapolis to support the protests and pay tribute to his late friend, George Floyd…
May 29, 2020
Minnesota's Tttorney general, Keith Ellison says that he expect more charges in the George Floyd case after Derek Chauvin is…
May 28, 2020
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was denied a relase from a federal prison in Louisiana despite a COVID-19 outbreak there.
May 28, 2020
President Trump may have surprised his base and his detractors when he says he saw the video of the killng…
May 28, 2020
The COVID-19 epidemic has killed over 100,000 Americans, many of them Black in a grim statistical benchmark say multiple reports.
May 27, 2020
Gwen Carr has spoken to the family of George Floyd after they have now experienced a similar loss as her…
May 27, 2020
Eric Benet and Tamia got together virtually to recreate their classic 1999 hit duet "Spend My Life With You" on…