History Made! Alexia Jayy Becomes The Voice’s First Black Woman Winner After 15 Years

Miles College Alum Alexia Jayy Becomes First Black Woman To Win NBC’s ‘The Voice’

By Jeroslyn JoVonn | Black Enterprise An HBCU alumna from Miles College in Alabama has made history as the first Black woman to win NBC’s “The Voice.” On April 14, Alexia Jayy of Irvington, Alabama…

History Made! Alexia Jayy Becomes The Voice’s First Black Woman Winner After 15 Years

Alexia Jayy performing on The Voice stage in a denim jumpsuit and red textured sleeves with sunflowers in her hair. Photo Credit: Alexia Jayy/Instagram History was made on the world stage this week, and we need to talk about it. Alexia Jayy, a 31-year-old R&B singer from Alabama, became The Voice’s first Black woman champion on 14th April, claiming victory across the show’s entire 15-year history. Let that sink in. Fifteen years, twenty-nine sea…