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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Terry McMillan Waiting to Exhale author movie thegrio.com
November 12, 2020
Author Terry McMillan announced on social media that her 1995 film ‘Waiting To Exhale’ will now become a TV series.
Ja'Ron Smith, Trump, Jared Kushner thegrio.com
November 9, 2020
Ja’Ron Smith, President Trump’s highest-ranking Black advisor is departing the White House, he announced on his Twitter account.
Detroit Steve Bland thegrio.com
November 4, 2020
Michigan pastor Dr. Steve Bland says that Black voters have now gone from picking cotton to picking presidents.
November 4, 2020
Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Rev. Raphael Warnock will contend for U.S Senate in Georgia in a runoff in January.
2019 Getty Entertainment - Social Ready Content
November 3, 2020
Offset lent his celebrity to help get out the vote in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia but ran into a few problems with officials.
Roseville blue dots Biden Harris thegrio.com
November 3, 2020
Residents of Roseville, California are shaken after mysterious blue dots appeared in front of seven homes supporting the Biden Harris ticket.
Stacey Abrams voting All In doc thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
The Universal Hip Hop Museum and Lisa Cortes director of ‘All In: The Fight for Democracy’ unite for a virtual panel to get out the vote.
Jhamel Paskel thegrio.com
October 28, 2020
Jhamel Paskel a Florida teenager will serve 25 years for an armed carjacking that included the killing of a K-9 dog.
Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean "Diddy" Combs - Inside
October 23, 2020
Hip-hop icon and enterprenuer Jay-Z has created a new cannabis company called Monogram to get into the lucrative business of weed.
October 22, 2020
A second juror confirms the account of the first in the controversy over the grand jury investigation of the Breonna Taylor case.
Los Angeles Lakers v Portland Trail Blazers - Game Four
October 22, 2020
The four-time NBA champ is behind More Than a Vote, a group of athletes who want to encourage civic engagement and voting.
October 21, 2020
Michael B. Jordan is a co-ambassador for the Social Justice Now film festival which is happening online and at drive-ins.
Supreme Court Justice Nominee Amy Coney Barrett Meets With Senators Ahead Of Confirmation Vote
October 21, 2020
Democratic senators say they are going to boycott the Amy Coney Barrett committee vote in protest of her stance on the ACA.
Breonna Taylor theGrio.com
October 20, 2020
A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor has has been granted the right to speak publicly about how the grand juror formed its conclusions.
Channing Dungey Warner Bros. Television thegrio.com
October 19, 2020
Channing Dungey has been named the president of Warner Bros. Television after leaving other high-level gigs at Netlfix and ABC.
70th Emmy Awards - Arrivals
October 17, 2020
The former ‘Saturday Night Live’ comedian says she doens’t miss her time on the show as she never felt free to do more of what she wanted to.
As U.S. Prepares To Cross 200,000 Covid-19 Deaths, A Pandemic Landscape Endures In New York
October 17, 2020
COVID-19 positive cases are spiking at levels not seen since July and health experts are alarmed at the numbers heading into winter.
Deja Stallings Kansas City police arrest
October 16, 2020
After Deja Stallings violent arrest by a Kansas City police officer went viral, protestors are now occupying City Hall.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey theGrio.com
October 14, 2020
Mark and Patricia McCloskey pointed their guns at protesters in Missouri and are now sharing autographed photographs of the incident.
Rep. Abigail Spanberger Cast Ballot And Celebrates Start Of Early Voting In Virginia
October 13, 2020
A severed cable has impacted Virginia’s voter registration portal on the last day to register to vote in the state.