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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Melania Trump theGrio.com
August 29, 2020
A new book on the first lady is set to be released Sept. 1 that details how she has more…
Health_Care_TheGrio
August 29, 2020
The untimely death of Chadwick Boseman Friday has raised awareness about the impacts of colon cancer on younger adults.
August 29, 2020
The character of Missy on Netflix's 'Big Mouth' has a new voice in Ayo Edebiri after the original white voice…
August 29, 2020
Clifford Robinson, whose NBA career spanned 18 seasons with five teams, has passed away, according to news reports.
August 29, 2020
Former First Lady Michelle Obama issued a statement on Friday, speaking to the police and vigilante shootings in Kenosha, Wis.
August 29, 2020
With his unexpected death, the world got the sobering reminder that the man who played Black Panther was, in fact,…
August 27, 2020
Martin Luther King III, a keynote speaker at the March on Washington 2020, urges Black Americans to divest from White-owned…
August 23, 2020
Parks in Black and Latino neighborhoods are smaller and more crowded than those in white neighborhoods, aiding in the rise…
August 23, 2020
After initially being canceled, Minneapolis made way for the first annual Black Entrepreneurial State Fair to take place this week…
August 23, 2020
Tami Roman drew a sharp response from fellow "Basketball Wives" star Jennifer Williams after poking fun at Tim Norman's legal…
August 23, 2020
Kobe Bryant would have celebrated his 42nd birthday on Aug. 23. The basketball community and general public are honoring the…
August 23, 2020
Maryanne Trump Barry, the eldest sister of President Donald Trump, made damning claims questioning the president's merit.
kamala harris theGrio.com
August 22, 2020
Days after Sen. Kamala Harris accepted an historic running mate pick, an essay detailing her father's relationship with his kids…
covid thegrio.com
August 22, 2020
The death of the six-year-old is the youngest casulty recorded in the state since a nine-year-old died of COVID-19 in…
Tennessee
August 22, 2020
The new law, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, increases penalties for illegal camping on state property to a Class E…
August 22, 2020
Michael Oxford lost his job Friday for violating "courtesy" values after he tased a 22-year-old Black woman in an Atlanta…
August 22, 2020
Master P on Friday expressed his frustrations with C-Murder, giving insight into his family's struggles to free the rapper from…
August 16, 2020
The city of New York was hit by a tsunami of violence over the weekend. Several incidents of shootings and…
Will Smith Jada Pinkett Smith thegrio.com
August 16, 2020
Westbrook, Inc., the production company co-owned by Jada PInkett Smith and Will Smith experienced an outbreak of COVID-19.
Cardi B AOC 2024 thegrio.com
August 16, 2020
Cardi B wants to see a fellow Bronx native in the White House. The rapper took to her social media…