About Jazzi Black

How many years of experience do you have in radio?
Professionally since 2017, but I did radio in college all 4 years.

What are three of your hobbies?
I love the outdoors, reading, and going to museums.

Where is your hometown?
I was born in Sacramento, CA, and grew up in Dallas.

What makes your personality unique?
I’m just a little ball of fun! I love to crack jokes and make people feel good about themselves by giving compliments. Just being down-to-earth, honest, and being optimistic about life will take you a long way.
If you attended college, where did you attend?
I am a product of the prestigious Prairie View A&M University! After that, I was blessed to get my Master’s degree from Texas Southern University. Both of them are HBCU’s (Historically Black Colleges + Universities).

Just before midnight, Gov. Greg Abbott saved the $8 billion THC industry in Texas with a veto of Senate Bill 3 that would have banned all THC products and punished adults up to a year in jail for possessing any THC products. The move also saved over 55,000 employees from losing their jobs and protect […]

Dallas commuters leaving work around 5 P.M. on Tuesday caught country artist Shaboozey in production for a music video featuring BigXthaPlug on Dallas’ Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge. WFAA spoke with sources close to the duo who reported they were filming for a new song “Highway Highway” that has yet to be released. This comes as […]

North Texas law enforcement is gearing up for one of the largest protests in history this weekend! 50501, a grassroots movement, is holding demonstrations for the “No Kings Day of Mobilizations” across the country on Saturday, June 14. According to their website, this initiative is aimed to be a,” day of defiance. From city blocks […]

The 2025 BET Awards will certainly be one to remember as the network celebrated “25 Years of Culture’s Biggest Night”! The ceremony was hosted by  Kevin Hart with hip-hop legend MC Lyte also known as “The Voice” moderating the show. With many exciting moments including the 106 & Park reunion or surprise presenters Kai Cenat […]

There’s a new COVID-19 variant on the loose and it’s officially made it’s way to North America. The NB.1.8.1 was first identified in January 2025 and is linked to a large surge in China. Since then, the virus has been detected in multiple locations across the United States including California, Washington State, Virginia, and New […]

Congratulations are in order for Miss Juneteenth DFW 2023, Raven Johnson who has gained two new crowns as Miss Texas Teen Volunteer and Miss Black Texas Teen! Just two years ago her life changed after competing in the historical Juneteenth Pageant and launching her platform “It Girls“, aimed to combat negative standards and celebrate body […]

Everything is bigger in Texas, even our bees! According to NBC, out of 243 spellers competing in this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, 22 were from Texas and four were from North Texas. After the 10th round ended Wednesday, only one of the nine spellers who remained was from Texas: Plano’s Faizan Zaki. 13-year-old Zaki […]

Congratulations are in order for Brittney Atkins, daughter of platinum recording artist Ja Rule, and her new husband Tevin Aitken! The two tied the knot over the weekend in New York at Villa Barone Hilltop Manor, where they were definitely “Livin it up” with a Great-Gabsy themed ceremony. As the oldest of the three, she […]

In most underrepresented or marginalized communities, Earth Day is not one of those holidays we take a lot of pride in. In a lot of ways, minorities have been excluded or undermined in environmental research and conversations. It wasn’t until 1989 when Kimberlé Crenshaw, a civil rights activist and scholar, introduced the term intersectionality to […]

Heritage is rich in Dallas, Texas with milestones that include the 1993 Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl win, or, Dallas being the largest city in the South with a segregated school system until 1961. Behind these significant events are the communities that continue to live beyond the spotlight, where Don “Tortellini” Thomas II is using his […]

Midday personality Jazzi Black and professional creative 1WILLAYE who were once peers at Prairie View A&M University, reconnect too discuss his rise in the music world. 1WILLAYE said it’s been a journey explaining, “(I)just started off with DJing,  doing my thing with that. Got a chance to go on tour a couple of times, you […]

Fort Worth PD wants all the smoke after Dallas Police put up a recruitment billboard in the 817. The officers responded with a Texas style remix to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, calling out the massive sign and bringing up the 14 officers who moved departments from Dallas to Fort Worth. The video gained over […]