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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September 12, 2020
Netflix has added Regina King, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield and other Black stars to the forthcoming film "The Harder They…
Naya Rivera Portraits theGrio.com
September 12, 2020
The autopsy report of Naya Rivera, whose body was found in a California lake in July, was released on Friday.
September 12, 2020
A Black man's face was left bloodied after allegedly being pulled from a Lyft car during a traffic stop in…
T.I.
September 12, 2020
Rapper T.I. was named in a digital currency probe involving four others that led to $2.2 million in profits for…
2019 ESSENCE Beauty Carnival - Day 2
September 9, 2020
Yandy Smith-Harris discussed the importance of political engagement and activism while chatting on the Students for Biden web series.
Bernie Sanders
September 6, 2020
The Vermont senator is warning about the odds that President Donald Trump may not honor the U.S. tradition of a…
September 6, 2020
Many boaters gathered Saturday at a Texas lake in a show of support for President Trump, but the event took…
September 6, 2020
A 15-year-old suspected of a deadly shooting in Atlanta earlier this summer has now been charged for a separate killing…
Rihanna thegrio
September 6, 2020
Rihanna is said to be recovering from a mobile accident after she was captured leaving a Los Angeles restaurant with…
September 6, 2020
President Donald Trump's disgraced ex-lawyer Michael Cohen is the latest ex-insider to craft a book on working in the Trump…
Vice Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Delivers Remarks In Washington DC
September 5, 2020
"I would not trust Donald Trump and it would have to be a credible source" verifying the panacea, Democratic VP…
September 5, 2020
John Pierce, #FightBack Foundation fund co-founder, is removing himself from the group after concerns about his financial past surfaced.
September 5, 2020
A 10-year-old is dead and 5-year-old in critical condition after the car their father was driving to get a school…
September 5, 2020
President Donald Trump is looking to revamp federal racial sensitivity curriculum he deems "un-American" and "divisive."
Tiffany Haddish thegrio.com
September 5, 2020
Tiffany Haddish landed an exclusive interview with esteemed immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci for her YouTube channel.
August 30, 2020
The death of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman sent shock waves across the nation, but children may be affected in…
Marijuana thegrio.com
August 30, 2020
The House of Representatives will consider marijuana legislation to remove the plant from the Controlled Substances Act next month.
August 30, 2020
Todd Wright, who was sheriff of Arkansas County, submitted his resignation on Friday after hurling the N-word multiple times at…
August 30, 2020
"Are you ready for a Trump victory?" Michale Moore wrote, alerting his Facebook followers that President Donald Trump is rising…
August 30, 2020
A man was shot and killed when protesters against police violence were met by counter-protesters, according to news reports.