Jas Waters (October 21, 1980 – June 9, 2020), also known as Jas Fly, was an American screenwriter and journalist. She was a staff writer for the television series '' This Is Us'' and also wrote for '' The Breaks'', ''

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''. Waters was a journalist in the hip hop industry, writing a digital column for '' Vibe Vixen'' in the early 2010s and starring in the reality show '' The Gossip Game''. She advocated for the importance of black writers in the film and television industry. Waters was born in Evanston, Illinois, and raised by her grandmother in a

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. After graduating from Evanston Township High School, she attended

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. She died of suicide by hanging on June 9, 2020, in

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The Brillant Idiots – Men Too Feat. Jas Waters (Podcast)
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