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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July 4, 2020
Two women were struck by a car in the early hours Saturday while protesting on a highway in Seattle, Washington…
July 4, 2020
The eldest daughter of former President and First Lady Barack and Michelle Obama, Malia turned 22 on Saturday and Black…
July 4, 2020
An 8-year-old boy was killed and three others injured after shots were fired in an Alabama shopping mall Friday afternoon.
July 4, 2020
President Donald Trump railed on protesters taking it upon themselves to remove monuments to people with racist pasts as a…
July 4, 2020
TikTok could mauy be just as effective in getting Julian Bass acting work as his theater classes at Georgia State…
June 28, 2020
The visual album will be based on the songs from the 2019 album 'The Lion King: The Gift,' which is…
June 28, 2020
Tamron Hall's talk show brought on a new executive producer earlier this year and the showrunner has landed veteran producers…
Trump www.thegrio.com
June 28, 2020
Trump campaign staffers can be seen on video removing thousands of stickers instructing supporters to keep a safe distance at…
June 28, 2020
J. Alexander Kueng wanted to help improve the relationship between police and Black communities. Then he was involved in the death…
June 28, 2020
Another day, another hit television show takes down an episode featuring blackface in its compendium as America grapples with race.
Gilberto Mercedes thegrio.com
June 27, 2020
The New York Police Department has seen the number of cops calling it quits nearly double in the aftermath of…
June 27, 2020
Creators of the long-time Fox animated shows are seeking to be more inclusive and authentic in casting for their programs.
June 27, 2020
More than one dozen uniformed staff members at the Rikers Island jail complex will face disciplinary action as fallout mounts…
June 27, 2020
Morehouse College has decided to withdraw from competing in collegiate-organized sporting events this fall due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
June 27, 2020
President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to make federal jobs more attainable by for individuals without college degrees.
Juneteenth thegrio.com
June 24, 2020
“I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous.” Who said this? Was it Abraham Lincoln, the U.S. President who…
June 21, 2020
A man charged in the killing of George Floyd was confronted by a patron at a Minnesota grocery store in…
June 21, 2020
On the fourth anniversary of Muhammad Alis death, his son calaims that "The Greatest" wouldn't be happy with the Black…
June 21, 2020
President Donald Trump was expecting a capacity crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but the event was nothing near a packed crowd…
Derek Chauvin thegrio.com
June 21, 2020
A Ramsey County jail superintendent in Minnesota has been demoted after barring several correctional officers of color from guarding George…