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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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D-Nice thegrio.com
April 25, 2020
Here are 10 albums that can help you get through these difficult times, inspired by the musical mixes of Club…
jail cell thegrio.com
April 24, 2020
The coronavirus has a significant impact on black women in jail, many of whom are only there because they can't…
April 24, 2020
Two newly minted NFL recruits have learned their first important lesson - social media will scrutinize everything they do going…
April 24, 2020
Teddy Riley, Babyface and Trevor Noah discuss the producer's Versuz Instagram Live battle which produced a lot of funny memes.
April 24, 2020
Jace Prescott, Dak Prescott's eldest brother, was found dead the day of the NFL Draft but no cause of death…
April 23, 2020
Tamron Hall interviews a woman who says she believes that her new husband may have died from the coronavirus after…
Whitney Houston
April 23, 2020
A Whitney Houston biopic is on the way that may possibly be helmed by 'The Photograph' director Stella Meghie, who…
April 22, 2020
Halle Berry shares a few things from quarantine, including that her co-star Pierce Brosnan once saved her life on a…
April 21, 2020
A talented teen athlete, Jo'Vianni "Jo" Smith, may have died by suicide because of the isolation required by the coronavirus…
black woman cannabis marijuana thegrio.com
April 21, 2020
A marijuana party was broken up in New York City after it was advertised on Instagram as no social distancing…
April 21, 2020
Kandace Springs talks recording her album inspired by iconic female artists and how meeting and working with Prince inspired her.
llhan Omar theGrio.com
April 20, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants to ensure that no action can be taken against tenants and property owners who are having…
Shake Shack thegrio.com
April 20, 2020
Shake Shack announced that it will return $10 million in emergency loan from the government that was meant to help…
April 20, 2020
Michael Jordan soon learned as a rookie on the Chicago Bulls that he wasn't going to partake in any illegal…
April 20, 2020
The Grammys paid tribute to the legendary Prince in a star-studded special that attracted musicians from across multiple genres.
April 17, 2020
Cell network conspiracy theories are found to be targeted disinformation by several organzations that track online disinformation.
Graham
April 16, 2020
Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison is making strides in his campaign to defeat incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina
April 16, 2020
Dr. Oz said is facing backlash after stating that some might consider a “tradeoff” in the form of a 2-3%…
April 15, 2020
Cyntoia Brown-Long is not involved in the Netflix doc on her life and says that she's as surprised as anyone…
Obama
April 15, 2020
Barack Obama is being called upon to perform another public duty after endorsing Joe Biden and that is to be…