Jazzi Black
Catherine Evans just won $500 and tickets to see Chris Brown at the Breezy Bowl! Want to be a 97.9 The Beat Music Director? Be on the look out for the next DF Dub Music Challenge!
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 […]
Dallas’s first pro women’s soccer team is making a strong debut ranking second in the USL Super League! Dallas Trinity FC is now headed into their Spring Season this Saturday at 5:30 PM at the Cotton Bowl. With the recent addition of midfielder Lexi Missimo, the club is excited to make their mark in history […]
Middle-class America is going to have to make a lot of adjustments to survive our declining economy, but Dr. Benaisha Poole-Watson believes generational wealth is attainable for everyone! During this episode she offers insight on the truth about the housing market, how to build equity, the importance of a good credit score, and what programs […]
Blazes of wild fires blew across Los Angeles last Tuesday devastating entire communities, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes, and killing at least 10 people. The neighborhoods of Palisades, Eaton, Hurst, Lidia, and Kenneth are now covered in ashes with more 10,000 structures being destroyed. Many superstars including Jhené Aiko’s home were completely burned to […]
Jazzi Black and DJ Wire are entered 2025 with the first ever Kickback Livestream! The 5-hour event allowed listeners to get a behind the scenes look inside the radio station on and off air! Guests got a unique radio experience that felt just like a kickback including games, snacks, and a brief interview. Will you […]
After hours of waiting, SZA fans finally got her highly anticipated album to end the year! TDE President Punch, took the blame for the delay by sharing a tweet saying, “It’s my fault.” The album titled SOS Deluxe: LANA, is a deluxe version of her 2022 album SOS and consists of 15 new songs plus […]
Dallas superstar Sha’Carri Richardson can add another accolade to her list of achievements after she graced the cover of the legendary Essence Magazine. In her interview she said, “It’s going to show my journey of transformation. I actually remember my grandmother having magazines, and ESSENCE being one of those magazines. When I shared with her […]
The last time Blue Ivy Carter walked the red carpet for Lion King was in 2019 when she accompanied mom, Beyonce, who voiced Nala in the live-action remake. This time, she attends as a member of the cast playing the role of Princess Kiara! Kiara is the oldest daughter of Queen Nala (played by Beyonce […]