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 3, 2020
YouTube announced its annual Top 10 lists of the year on Tuesday, with Dave Chappelle taking the top spot for…
November 29, 2020
A government official says the farmer self-reported the symptoms and is cooperating with local authorities on the health incident.
November 29, 2020
A candlelight vigil took place Saturday honoring the victims, identified as 19-year-old Dewayne Reed and 17-year-old Sa'Quan Reed.
November 29, 2020
The comedian took to social media to defend a joke he made about his daughter and his choice of marketing…
November 29, 2020
Former New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson was outmatched by the younger, taller YouTuber creator Jake Paul in a Saturday…
November 29, 2020
Buffalo school board member Paulette Woods appeared to use an obscene gesture and profanity during a Zoom meeting earlier this…
November 28, 2020
Four officers have been suspended and are now in custody after the beating of Black music producer Michel Zecler.
Bill Barr thegrio.com
November 28, 2020
Federal officials are making moves to expand the ways that federal death row inmates can be killed before Joe Biden…
November 28, 2020
The Republican Party could risk losing the two Senate seats in Georgia if voter apathy on the right, sparked by…
November 28, 2020
If picked and confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Lloyd Austin would be the first African American to lead the Pentagon.
United Airlines
November 22, 2020
The Chicago-based airline is piloting a testing program on London-bound flights from Newark, New Jersey until December.
Trump thegrio.com
November 22, 2020
President Donald Trump continues to pull on strings in hopes of finding a way to plead his long-shot case to…
November 22, 2020
With President Donald Trump attempting to overturn Michigan's election results, a local organization has filed a lawsuit to protect votes.
November 22, 2020
The showcase featuring the Atlanta rappers garnered an estimated 9.1 million total viewers, including milloins on Instagram and Apple Music.
Joe Biden thegrio.com
November 21, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden's lead in the popular vote continues to climb as mail-in ballot counting continues across the nation.
November 21, 2020
"'He’s giving me everything that my father did not,'" comedian Mo'Nique said in a conversation with singer Tamar Braxton.
November 21, 2020
In an interview, the retired basketball star praised Tyson or questioning Boosie's comments on Zaya's identity.
black panther thegrio.com
November 21, 2020
The sequel to the 2018 blockbuster film "Black Panther" will begin taping in July, nearly a year after the death…
Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
November 20, 2020
Stacey Abrams says that if Black Americans want progress, President-elect Biden must be enabled by a Democratic Senate and Democratic…
November 16, 2020
YouTube Originals will post another installment of Bear Witness, Take Action 2: Continuing The Movement with Keke Palmer and Common…