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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December 19, 2020
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that London and Southeast U.K. have been hit with a "new variant" of coronavirus,…
December 19, 2020
After a months-long investigation of contracts, music recorder BMG discovered Black artists are paid at lower rates than white labelmates.
Stimulus Checks With President Trump's Name Sent Out To Americans
December 19, 2020
Ameircans may see half of the $1,200 in direct payments received earlier this year as part of a new round…
December 19, 2020
Dr. Jeff Toll, a Los Angeles physician, stated that a patient offered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $25,000 to get early access…
December 17, 2020
In the final weeks before his Georgia Senate runoff, Jon Ossoff tributes the late Congressman John Lewis in a new…
Morehouse thegrio.com
December 13, 2020
George Wells, a business executive in New York City, donated $1 million worth of art to his alma mater, Morehouse…
December 13, 2020
Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, Trump's nominee to West Point's advisory board, has spread conspiracy theories and denigrated refugees.
December 13, 2020
Several Trump supporters held a rally in Washington D.C. and clashed with counter-protesters, resulting in arrests and hospitalizations.
Sidney Powell thegrio.com
December 12, 2020
Sidney Powell has touted a ‘military intelligence expert’ as a key figure to prove voter fraud but the military says…
Joshua Feast Texas thegrio.com
December 12, 2020
Joshua Feast, a resident of La Marque, Texas, was shot and killed by police officer Jose Santos who has now…
Allen West thegrio.com
December 12, 2020
Allen West has called for a new 'union' of 'law-abiding states' after the Supreme Court dismissed an election lawsuit.
DoorDash CVS thegrio.com
December 12, 2020
A DoorDash driver has lost her job after a video of her confronting a customer at CVS goes viral on…
December 11, 2020
Former President Barack Obama sits down with White House correspondent April Ryan to discuss his new memoir, 'A Promised Land.'
December 6, 2020
Kentucky's Prosecutors Advisory Council unanimously rejected Tamika Palmer's request for a special prosecutor in Breonna Taylor's case.
December 6, 2020
Sandra Dear, the owner of Little Boho Bookstore in Bayonne, New Jersey, said customers showed up after a difficult moment…
December 6, 2020
Casey Goodson was shot three times in the back after exiting his car, his mother Tamala Cain said. Authorities are…
December 6, 2020
A collective of historian and archival organizations filed suit in a Washington, D.C. court to preserve records in the Trump…
December 5, 2020
A woman barely escaped a surprise attack in her car in Sterling Heights, Michigan by a man who remains on…
December 5, 2020
LaTanya Young, the oldest daughter of music mogul Dr. Dre, has stated that it's been 17 years since she's seen…
December 5, 2020
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office posted to Facebook a photo of an office Christmas tree that was photoshopped with mugshots.