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 11, 2020
New York State will start to lift stay at home orders for certain businesses impacted by the coronavirus but New…
May 8, 2020
Essential workers will soon be back to their old paychecks as some major grocers announce an end to the so-called…
May 8, 2020
Mike Pence is slammed for making a joke while visiting a Virginia nursing home but it turns out, he was…
May 8, 2020
Reese Witherspoon said on an Instagram Live that if there was a season 3 of 'Big Little Lies' that she'd…
May 7, 2020
Illinois state representative Kam Buckner was simply trying to comply with the CDC and wear a mask over his face…
May 7, 2020
Michelle Obama is reflective in the new documentary about her book tour. The doc goes behind the scenes to provide…
May 6, 2020
A Tennesse teenager was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while out with friends but police don't believe she…
May 5, 2020
On her 38th birthday, Vanessa Bryant shared an emotional Instagram post about her love for Kobe and her daughter, Gianna.
May 5, 2020
15 children have been identified that have shown signs of a possibly COVID-19 related illness, which has medical experts wondering.
May 4, 2020
Ida B. Wells is honored by the Pulitzer Prize committee over a hundred years after her pionnering work helped civil…
Julia Lindsey
May 4, 2020
Julia Lindsey is an aspiring Broadway performer who has been marooned on the Infinity, one of the ships in the…
May 1, 2020
Former Jaguars star linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested for allegedy having sex with an underage girl, says Jacksonville police.
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May 1, 2020
Domestic violence is thriving in the pandemic but trying to accurately gauge the scope of the problem is hampered by…
May 1, 2020
His former agent says that Michael Jordan once passed on an extremely lucrative deal because it would require two hours…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot thegrio.com
May 1, 2020
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has done her first TikTok to celebrate the high school seniors in Chicago who will have…
April 30, 2020
NIgerian director Niyi Akinmolayan made an animated PSA to help kids understand the dangers of the coronavirus and he shared…
April 30, 2020
Eric Holder and Barack Obama were part of a conversation hosted by My Brother's Keeper that discussed the impact of…
'Will' Smith, James Avery as Philip Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air thegrio.com, 90s black tv shows
April 30, 2020
'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' cast reunited on Will Smith's snapchat to talk about quarantine life and pay homage to…
April 30, 2020
Four years after his passing, Prince gets a dedicated Sirius XM channel that includes an unreleased radio show that he…
April 29, 2020
The Game pays tribute to Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant in a new animated video based on a song from…