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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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April 25, 2020
The romantic pairing of singer Janet Jackson and rapper Jermaine Dupri in the early 2000s was one of the most…
April 25, 2020
President Donald Trump falsely suggested that injecting disinfectants into one's body could be a key to cure Covid-19, the disease caused…
April 25, 2020
A Texas man who was in intensive care for weeks and very close to becoming a part of the rising…
April 25, 2020
Since hitting the scene in 1990, the comedy sketch show "In Living Color," created by Keenan Ivory Wayans forever changed…
April 25, 2020
Kanye West famously rapped "Wait 'til I get my money right" on his 2007 single "Can't Tell Me Nothing." That…
April 19, 2020
The children are our future, but Blue Ivy Carter is proving that they can impact the present as well, showing…
April 19, 2020
NBA nostalgia will strike living rooms when ESPN premieres the first episode of its highly anticipated Michael Jordan documentary Sunday night.
April 19, 2020
In less than a month, Mount Neboh Baptist Church has mourned the passing of nine congregants due to COVID-19 complications
April 19, 2020
The Obama Administration may have ended in 2017, but Michelle Obama continues to serve her country at a high level…
April 19, 2020
When Teddy Riley announced he would go song for song with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, anticipation was high, but, sadly, fans…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 18, 2020
Byron Allen with his media company filed suit Friday against The Nielsen Company accusing the ratings firm "predatory pricing."
April 18, 2020
White House adviser Stephen Moore called Trump-supporting protesters the "modern-day Rosa Parks" after rallying against coronavirus shutdowns in Michigan.
Kobe and Gianna Bryant theGrio.com
April 18, 2020
The WNBA held its annual draft on Friday and used the occasion to honor the memory of the late Kobe…
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com
April 18, 2020
Black and Brown communities have been hit the hardest by coronavirus. Colin Kaepernick is responding to the crisis with a…
April 18, 2020
Florida has the eighth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the United States, but that didn't deter the state from opening…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
April 18, 2020
While COVID-19 dominates much of President Donald Trump's time and attention, his reelection team is rehashing old tricks ahead of…
April 12, 2020
With the outbreak halting television productions nationwide, SNL cast members performed from inside their house, including a music video parodying…
April 12, 2020
Americans have been waiting to get their hands on a coronavirus stimulus check from the U.S. government and the wait…
April 12, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden is all but guaranteed to the Democratic nomination. The seasoned politician has beefed up his…
Iyanna Mayweather
April 12, 2020
Iyanna "Yaya" Mayweather could face a lifetime in prison if convicted of a brutal incident at the home of her…