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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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April 14, 2020
A small study, published by the Emerging Diseases Journal, has found that the coronavirus may live on surfaces including shoes
April 14, 2020
A church group hopes to convince the governor of California to release Don Bohana, convicted in the murder of Dee…
April 14, 2020
African nationals in China say they are being racially profiled as they are being blamed for the spread of the…
April 13, 2020
Gerald O. Greer, a Virginia pastor has died after holding service one day before Virginia issued a ban on gatherings…
April 10, 2020
The Postal Service says they may shut down if they can't get bailout money from the federal government but Trump…
Tyree Freely
April 10, 2020
A Los Angeles man was maybe too convincing when he was detained by the LAPD for rehearsing a scene from…
April 9, 2020
The Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization says that along with fighting a global pandemic, he's also had to…
Tarana Burke
April 9, 2020
Tarana Burke says her as-yet-unnamed fiance has tested positive for the novel coronavirus but is now recovering after a harrowing…
50 Cent
April 9, 2020
The ongoing feud between 50 Cent and his oldest son, Marquise Jackson, has hit a new low after the rapper…
Houston
April 9, 2020
Police in Houston have announced they are looking for three women in the drive-by shooting of the 5-year-old boy Jordan…
Will Smith
April 8, 2020
Will Smith and Tyra Banks have a little fun with "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" fans on a joint IG live…
New York
April 8, 2020
Coronavirus has decimated the New York City subway system and now more of its MTA employees have died or tested…
Janice Rodman
April 7, 2020
A popular Brooklyn YMCA employee, Janice Rodman, has become the latest fatality of the coronavirus pandemic and died at the…
Jordan Allen Jr
April 7, 2020
A Houston father and son were enjoying themselves filming Tik Tok videos when tragedy struck in the form of a…
Tracy Morgan
April 7, 2020
Comedian and actor Tracy Morgan weighed in on life under qurantine, the coronavirus, President Trump and his appreciation for first…