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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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…
May 27, 2020
Joe Biden says that Minneapolis police must be held accountable in the death of George Floyd who died after a…
May 26, 2020
NBA star Stephen Jackson says he's angry but wants to see justice done in the killing of his friend, George…
May 26, 2020
Late night talk show host Fallon takes a licking on social media for a twenty-year-old clip where he plays Chris…
Cam Newton theGrio.com
May 26, 2020
Cam Newton is still fighting for a a job in the NFL after injuries despite being the only the sixth…
May 26, 2020
A Trump tweet meant to smear 'Morning Joe' host Joe Scarborough will likely not be removed from Twitter, due to…
May 26, 2020
Grocery store shoppers in Staten Island, N.Y. went viral after they decided to enforce the store's social distancing rules when…
May 25, 2020
Tennis player Naomi Osaka is now the highest-paid female athlete in the world, earning over $30M in 2019 in endorsement…
May 25, 2020
A new report shows that the hospitals that need COVID-19 money most are not getting it but hospitals with the…
May 25, 2020
Ahmaud Arbery's family says that they've been told there may be repercussions for the actions of police and the D.A.…
Jasmine Jordan thegrio.com
May 22, 2020
People may have questioned her mother's absence in 'The Last Dance,' but Jasmine Jordan says her mother was just fine…
May 21, 2020
The NFL once again tries to make the Rooney Rule stick and add more minorities to the ranks of head…
May 21, 2020
The CDC has a reopening plan but it cannot force states to follow it but hurricane season may complicate any…
May 20, 2020
Paul Pierce says that he's not convinced that LeBron James is a top 5 player in the pantheon of the…
May 20, 2020
Two men have been arrested in connection with a double murder near Rome, Georgia of two sisters who were found…