About Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen is a Brooklyn-based TV producer, director and award-winning music journalist. He’s interviewed the likes of Quincy Jones, Jill Scott, Smokey Robinson and more for publications such as Ebony, Jet, The Root, Village Voice, Wax Poetics, Revive Music and Soulhead. His video work can be seen on PBS/All Arts, Brooklyn Free Speech TV and BRIC TV.

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August 22, 2021
Candace Hawthorne is the first woman to help lead the World Famed Tiger Marching band since Velma Patricia Patterson.
August 22, 2021
Fresh off of her multiple Olympic gold medal campaign, Elaine Thompson-Herah continued to dominate on the race track Saturday.
August 22, 2021
Carla Brown's mission to deliver vaccines door-to-door in Baton Rouge led Gov. John Bel Edwards to launch the Nurse Carla…
August 21, 2021
Spelman College's faculty agree to return to classrooms after initially saying they would teach remotely due to unclear COVID protocols.
August 21, 2021
Joseph "Taheim" Bryan was a writer and film producer of the 2020 independent film "Equal Standard." He was killed at…
Milwaukee Bucks Victory Parade
August 21, 2021
"I could have never imagined I would be in this position," the 2021 NBA Finals MVP said Friday after joining…
August 15, 2021
"I'm about to play a tournament this week and I'll give all the prize money to relief efforts for Haiti,"…
August 15, 2021
The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, named after Taraji P. Henson's late father, is in line to receive a $100,000 donation…
August 14, 2021
Ingraham made the proposal during an interview with Jon Taffer, the host and executive producer of FX reality series Bar…
Tory Lanez Megan Thee Stallion thegrio.com
August 14, 2021
Tory Lanez may wind up back in jail as a result of his surprise cameo at the Rolling Loud music…
Chucky Thompson thegrio.com
August 10, 2021
Chucky Thompson was the architect of hip hop soul and his work with artists like Mary J. Blige, Nas and…
Marquis Davis - theGrio.com
August 8, 2021
Marquis Davis, a business owner nearby Orlando, Florida, died of COVID-19 on July 26. He vowed to get vaccinated after…
August 8, 2021
Impact Church Pastor George Davis said each person was healthy and unvaccinated. Church organized a second vaccine drive to encourage…
August 8, 2021
Tyler Fairley, a 17-year-old Georgia high school football player, died of COVID-19 complications nine days after positive test.
August 8, 2021
Dennis Thomas was "the quintessential cool cat in the group," Kool & the Gang said in announcing the musician's passing…
August 7, 2021
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he regrets signing a statewide ban on face mask mandates now as the state struggles…
Shaun King thegrio.com
August 7, 2021
The controversial activist said on social media post his family is relocating after photos of the New Jersey home were…
Tony Baker thegrio.com
August 7, 2021
The stand-up comic finally broke his silence on Friday to address his son's death for the first time on social…
August 1, 2021
An attorney for Charles Williams, Jr, who engaged with police, said he released the video online to tell his side…
August 1, 2021
Nicole Michelle Johnson faces child abuse, other charges connected to the deaths of a 7-year-old girl and 5-year-old boy.