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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Lisa Bonet
August 2, 2020
Fans heaped praise at Lisa Bonet after Lenny Kravitz, who she divorced almost three decades ago, says he considers Jason…
August 2, 2020
An Oklahoma state representative is fed up with athletes kneeling during the national anthem and wants to hold the Oklahoma…
Jonathan Isaac thegrio.com
August 1, 2020
Orlando Magic player Jonathan Isaac was the lone person standing as the anthem played ahead of a game against the…
August 1, 2020
Invanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the married White House senior advisors, also saw their assets grow substantially last year.
August 1, 2020
President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he plans to ban the increasingly popular TikTok social media app in the…
Michael Jordan theGrio.com
August 1, 2020
Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand are donating millions to combat voter suppression as part of their new commitment to…
August 1, 2020
Congressman Greg Pence (R-In.) is getting public backlash for racist items being sold in a mall that he co-owns in…
John Lewis thegrio.com
July 26, 2020
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is honoring the late Congressman John Lewis by renaming one of its fellowships after the…
July 26, 2020
Ryan Dorsey, the ex-husband of Naya Rivera, on Saturday broke his silence about the unexpected loss of the late actress…
July 26, 2020
The fight for civil rights is full of unsung heroes, especially women, and one of those sheroes in Sarah Elizabeth…
July 26, 2020
Outfielders Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks became the first Yankees to take a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner" to protest…
Trump Meets With Cabinet Members, Members Of Congress On Stimulus Payments
July 26, 2020
President Donald Trump took ire with U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper's move to restrict the divisive symbol on military bases,…
July 25, 2020
Mike Adams, a University of North Carolina-Wilmington professor, was found dead in his home Thursday during a wellness check.
July 25, 2020
Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-Ca.) may not be well-known in the public eye, but she has caught the attention of the…
July 25, 2020
A congressional staffer for Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) has died of COVID-19. Gary Tibbetts, who served since 2011, died of…
July 25, 2020
In a Washington Post opinion piece, Portland NAACP President E.D. MondainĂ© wrote of his disapproval of the attention garnered by…
July 25, 2020
A viral video shows a White lady vacating an American Airlines flight because she refused to a mask. Other passengers…
July 19, 2020
The bad news continues to pile up for Nick Cannon and it seems to be taking a tragic toll on…
July 19, 2020
Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) calls for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., named after a KKK member, to be…
July 19, 2020
Actress Nia Long says she was passed up for a lead role in the 2000 blockbuster film Charlie's Angels because…