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Byron Allen Allen Media Group
October 13, 2022
Allen Media Group founder and CEO Byron Allen has expanded his real estate portfolio with a $100 million mansion in…
September 15, 2022
HBCU GO partners with Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design to stream and showcase content.
September 9, 2022
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) has secured several major advertising sponsors for the launch of HBCU sports for HBCU…
Byron Allen Allen Media Group
September 2, 2022
Saturday's three-hour event will feature marching bands, game highlights, exclusive interviews and cameos by NFL and HBCU icons.
Byron Allen Allen Media Group
August 26, 2022
The new carriage deal means HBCU GO will now be available in 70% of Black households and 60% of households across…
Black woman smiling x Michele Ghee Photo
August 23, 2022
Michele Ghee, the former CEO of Ebony and Jet, is joining Byron Allen's Allen Media Group as president of multicultural…
Maiysha Kai theGrio
August 13, 2022
The new podcast series documenting conversations among prolific storytellers is launching on theGrio Black Podcast Network.
August 11, 2022
Malone, who joined the AMG family in June, was crucial to the financing of its significant transactions over the previous…
August 5, 2022
Marc Lamont Hill has been a mainstay in mainstream media for more than a decade and he's now joining theGrio…
Byron Allen Allen Media Group
August 1, 2022
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group will host a panel discussion at the 2022 National Association of Black Journalists convention and…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
August 1, 2022
It’s official: After the acquisition of Black News Channel, Byron Allen hopes to mark a bold new era for Black-owned media.
Byron Allen Allen Media Group
July 22, 2022
HBCU GO, the media provider for the nation’s HBCUs that is owned by Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has announced…
Byron Allen Allen Media Group
July 20, 2022
Allen acquired the network for $11 million after approval from a Florida bankruptcy court, according to a company press release.
SPADE A SPADE
June 22, 2022
Byron Allen's free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO has announced two exciting new shows set to debut this week.
June 16, 2022
"Portraits ‘N Color: Repowered" and "History Half Told Is Untold" will air this weekend on Saturday, June 18th, and Sunday,…
Black mental health thegrio.com
May 26, 2022
The doc features “a no-holds-barred" discussion around mental health within the HBCU communities and particularly amongst young males.
Pete Buttigieg, Susan Rice, April Ryan and Byron Allen theGrio.com
May 2, 2022
When Gayle King mentioned April Ryan’s name, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner crowd rose in a spontaneous standing ovation for…
April Ryan (AMG/theGrio)
April 30, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer praised theGrio and its political reporter, April Ryan, for the contributions they make to journalism.
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 29, 2022
TheGrio, Allen Media Group’s multi-platform news, entertainment, and lifestyle brand, will recognize 25 years of White House coverage by its
April 13, 2022
Each episode of "Money Making Conversations" features an illustrious graduate of a historically Black college or university.