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Jazzi Johnson

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Jazzi Johnson’s Biography

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Jasmine "Jazzi" Johnson began her career as a journalist in NYC after graduating from The New School in 2011. She made a name for herself in the blogosphere during her early writing career profiling music artists and analyzing music history, writing for sites such as BET, XXL, Genius, Complex, The Grio, Karen Civil and more.

Expanding outside of music to culture, news, lifestyle, and entertainment-- her career blossomed as an Editor and Manager, working for publications such as NBC News, Teen …

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If You Loved the Dora Milaje in "Black Panther," Meet the Dahomey Amazons

If You Loved the Dora Milaje in "Black Panther," Meet the Dahomey Amazons

In Black Panther , the Dora Milaje are the personal bodyguards to the King of Wakanda: T'Challa, otherwise kn…

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How A Near-Fatal Tumor Inspired One Woman To Birth A Successful All-Natural Skincare Line

How A Near-Fatal Tumor Inspired One Woman To Birth A Successful All-Natural Skincare Line

I sat patiently awaiting for a return call from Barbara Jacques, owner of the all-natural skin, bath, and bod…

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How I Learned to Forgive My Father

How I Learned to Forgive My Father

Realizing that the acceptance of my father’s faults is not a dismissal of them—or a disloyalty to my mother—I…

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On Wearing Wigs and Dating With Alopecia

On Wearing Wigs and Dating With Alopecia

In my early twenties, I found myself on an unforgettable date. He and I had briefly met at an event the week …

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'Luke Cage' Is Unapologetically Black And White People Are Seeing Red About It | Oxygen Official ...

'Luke Cage' Is Unapologetically Black And White People Are Seeing Red About It | Oxygen Official ...

Luke Cage has been all the rage in these internet streets since it dropped on Friday, September 30. Although …

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'Carmen: A Hip Hopera': 11 Facts Worth Remembering About Beyoncé's Major Acting Debut - Shadow an...

'Carmen: A Hip Hopera': 11 Facts Worth Remembering About Beyoncé's Major Acting Debut - Shadow an...

The world's first successful hip-hop and R&B musical shall never be forgotten. 2019 marks the 18th anniversar…

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Texas Teen Who Was Denied Six Flags Job For Having 'Extreme' Locs Gets Recruited By Model Agency After They Read His Story - Blavity

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By Jazzi Johnson
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News The teen's mother says the corporate policy is too extreme for teenagers. Update (July 8, 2019):  Kerion Washington made headlines in March when Six Flags Over Texas rejected the 17-year-old’s application for a summer job. Months later, it appears Washington is well on his way to securing a bag without the help of the amusement park.
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Atlanta's First Gender-Neutral Clothing Store Is Black-Owned - Blavity

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By Jazzi Johnson
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Allie Friday, owner and creator of Mini Friday / Photo Credit: Screenshot / Youtube / AJC Inspired by her 8-year-old daughter's fashion style, an Atlanta mother just opened the city's first gender-neutral clothing store. What Now Atlanta reports Allie Friday opened the doors to her boutique store, Mini Friday, on May 11 with a focus on stripping away gender norms in children's clothing.
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This Reporter Asked If People Washed Their Feet And Black People Responded Accordingly

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By Jazzi Johnson
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Days after Taylor Swift sparked a conversation about unwashed legs, Twitter let a reporter have it for admitting she doesn't wash her feet. It all started with the Ellen DeGeneres show, as Buzzfeed reports. On May 15, Taylor Swift appeared as a guest and revealed that she always shaves her legs which therefore constitutes as washing them. When Ellen pressed about whether or not she washes her legs, she said that she "always shaves her legs." Therefore, they're always washed.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Ans an intern for BET, writing for BET.com and Centric.com!

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Hiking or out eating. Usually, both are happening within a span of 3 hours lol.