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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February 21, 2021
Leroy Kennedy is suing the city of Chicago after being allegedly attacked by two police officers during a false arrest.
Matthew Head thegrio.com
February 20, 2021
Matthew Head discusses with theGrio learning new history about African-American churches during his latest composing assignment.
February 17, 2021
theGrio talked with L. L. McKinney and Robyn Smith about their new DC collaboration, Nubia: Real One, which is their…
2019 Soul Train Awards - Show
February 16, 2021
JImmy Jam and Terry Lewis reflect on the milestone anniversaries of Janet Jackson's 'Control' and Sounds of Blackness 'Optimistic.'
February 14, 2021
Diamonds Ford said she was acting in self-defense when she was woken from her sleep and shot at law enforcement…
February 14, 2021
Valentine's Day took a twisted turn in the Los Angeles Police Department after a racist photo of George Floyd was…
Regé-Jean Page - theGrio.com
February 14, 2021
RegĂ©-Jean Page, the lead in Netflix's "Bridgerton," will head to 30 Rockefeller Center next week to host NBC's Saturday Night…
February 14, 2021
T.J. Ducklo, a Biden staffer since 2019, resigned his White House post one day after being suspended for threats made…
Barack Obama Campaigns With Joe Biden In Michigan 3 Days Ahead Of Election
February 13, 2021
Barack Obama was named the best all-time president in a recent poll, but his successor, Trump, was ranked dead last.
February 13, 2021
A pair of unique, white Nike Hyperdunk shoes was pulled from the Sotheby's site hours before it was set to…
February 10, 2021
The seeds sown by "Soul!" paved the way for every Black media institution that's uplifted the diaspora since Ellis Haizlip…
February 7, 2021
In a now-deleted tweet, the New York City Transit Authority said benches were removed from a subway platform to deter…
February 7, 2021
The newly appointed Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is wasting little time addressing issues of far-right extremism within the military.
February 7, 2021
Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Louie Gohmert of Texas are the first to be penalized under new rules to…
February 6, 2021
"They could not have done this [important work] without their mothers," author Anna Malaika Tubbs says of the Civil Rights…
Wendy Williams thegrio.com
February 6, 2021
The results are in from the Lifetime premieres of two films depicting the life and career of media personality Wendy…
February 6, 2021
In an appearance on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," the comedian explained what it took to get the rapper…
February 6, 2021
Longtime host Lou Dobbs' removal from the Fox Business line-up comes amid a $2.7 billion lawsuit served against him and…
February 1, 2021
One important aspect of NMAAM's creation has been its backing. BMI, Amazon and Sony all announced partnerships and support to…
January 31, 2021
The annual pre-Grammy gala hosted by music executive Clive Davis has become nearly as legendary as the award show itself.