WYBC and D’Amato’s Seafood want to treat you and a friend to an in-person lunch with Wanda Coppage from the WYBC Workforce!
Enter to win a delicious lunch for you and a guest at D’Amato’s Seafood, 423 Whalley Avenue in New Haven. We will randomly draw a winner each month and if you win, you and your guest will get to enjoy an in-person lunch with Wanda at D’Amato’s!
The Annual Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade will take place Sunday June 1st starting at 1:30 pm.
See 94.3 WYBC in the parade! Be sure to wave to us as we drive down the parade route.
Learn more about The Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade by visiting www.elmcityfreddyfixerparade.com.
Putting on a parade takes a lot of time and money. Click here to donate to the Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade.
About The Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade – Originating in 1962, the Freddy Fixer Parade is nationally recognized as one of the oldest Black American parade in the northeast. As such, it is incumbent upon our community to honor this distinctive heritage and to always remember to continue to pay homage to the founders, the late Dr. Frederick F. Smith, Edna Carnegie-Baker, and Dr. Charles Twyman. Their vision is one of collective solidarity toward the common goal of neighborhood beautification that culminates into a yearly celebration through the Elm City Freddy Fixer Parade. Securing our own legacy through this consistent, constructive and harmonious display of our cultural norms, values and ethics will be the impetus that conveys the story of our history we want told for many generations to come.
The 5th Annual TJAY Autism Foundation Autism Awareness Walk is Saturday April 26th at The Dixwell Community Q-House, 197 Dixwell Avenue in New Haven.
Registration opens at 10 am. Walk starts at 12 noon.
TJAY’s vision is create a world where individuals with autism spectrum disorders are valued. We can achieve this goal by raising more and more autism awareness. TJAY believes individuals with autism deserve to live, play, work, socialize, learn and worship in the setting and manner of of their own choosing. We aim to improve the quality of life of everyone living with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Photo provided by Sisters’ Journey.
Sisters’ Journey Celebrates – ROXANNE L. TOWLER
Read her inspiring story (thanks www.sistersjourney.org)
My name is Roxanne L. Towler. During a normal routine mammogram, I received a suspicious result on January 21, 2021 and was referred for a biopsy which was scheduled for February 12, 2021.
On that day, which was a Friday, I was preliminarily diagnosed with breast cancer at 10:00 a.m. This was an hour before my husband of 4 1/2 months died in my arms of a massive heart attack in the men’s department of Macy’s.
At 57 1/2 years of age, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, Stage 1A. I had my left nipple removed during a lumpectomy on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. This would have been the first time and the first day I would have had a chance to celebrate my belated husband’s birthday.
I met my belated husband online during the pandemic on March 28, 2020. We then met in person on April 5, 2020 and married on September 19, 2020. We were never apart but one night until he died.
My surgery was followed by four weeks of radiation. During my last session of radiation, the technicians played “Roxanne” by Sting as I entered the radiation chamber. I am now 4 1/2 years cancer free!
All my biological family members reside out of state. A few of my belated husband’s last words were that he would see me through it all.
Little did I know what that would look like.
His mother, maternal uncle and his maternal cousin became my family at marriage and my support system throughout my treatments. Each one took turns driving me to radiation and my daughter flew in from Los Angeles to see me through the surgery.
I was an assistant dean at that time and my faculty donated six weeks of their sick time to me in the event I did not have enough sick time banked. I am blessed.
Thanks be to God!!!!
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Girls Night Out featuring Monica, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Keri Hilson, and 702 comes to Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport on Saturday, April 26th. Tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com.
Keep listening to 94.3 WYBC for your chance to win tickets!
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Girls Night Out featuring Monica, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Keri Hilson, and 702 comes to Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport on Saturday, April 26th. Tickets are on sale at www.ticketmaster.com
Enter to win a pair of tickets!
Contest open to Connecticut residents only. Must be at least 18 years of age or older to enter. One entry per person. Duplicate entries will be discarded. Tickets are digital so winner must have a smartphone and a valid email address to receive tickets.
WYBC wants you to live like a V.I.P.!
Each time you win a prize from WYBC, you’ll be entered to win the Grand Prize of tickets to every single show this Summer that we’re giving away tickets to!
One lucky Grand Prize Winner is going to receive a pair of tickets to all these shows:
So keep listening for your next chance to qualify!
Good Luck!
Alpha from West Haven is our WYBC Art’s Keyword Grand Prize Winner of a brand-new 50-inch television courtesy of Art’s Television & Appliance, 92 State Street in North Haven!
Here she claimed her prize from Andy from Art’s with Darryl Huckaby from DeDe In The Morning!
Congratulations, Alpha!
WYBC celebrates Black History EVERYDAY!
Facts from www.blackfacts.com
April 1
1989 – Bill White, former St. Louis Cadinal first baseman, is named president of the National Baseball League.
1966 – Through the 24th, First world festival of Black art held in Dakar, Senegal.
April 2
1984 – John Thompson became the first Black coach to win the NCAA basketball tournament.
1939 – Marvin Gaye was born today in Washington D.C.
April 3
1961 – Comedian Eddie Murphy was born on this day in Brooklyn, NY.
1968 – Dr. Martin Luther King delievered his final address, entitled “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” at Bishop Charles Mason Temple.
April 4
1928 – Poet Maya Angelou was born on this day in St. Louis Missouri.
1967 – Dr. Martin Luther King declares his opposition to the Vietnam War.
April 5
1956 – Constance Rise, nonprofit chief executive and civil rights lawyer, was born today in Washington, D.C.
1951 – Segregation in Washington, D.C. restaurants outlawed segregated restaurants today.
April 6
1927 – Surgeon Dr. Mildred Jefferson was born today in Pittsburgh, Texas.
1947 – Journalist and editor Monroe Anderson was born today in Gary, Indiana.
April 7
1915 – Jazz singer Billie Holiday (aka Eleanor Fagan) was born today.
1940 – Booker T. Washington appears on postage stamps. This is the first stamp to honor an African American.
April 8
1974 – Hank Aaron sets home run record by hitting his 715th home run at Atlanta Stadium. He broke Babe Ruth’s record. His record of 755 career home runs still constitutes the most in Major League Baseball.
1946 – BET founder Robert Johnson was born today.
April 9
1939 – Marian Anderson performs for an audience of 65,000 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. This is after she is refused admission for the Daughters of American Revolution’s Constitutional Hall.
1933 – Psychologist and African American studies professor Nathan Hare was born today in Slick, Oklahoma.
April 10
1916 – Richard Allen made Bishop of the AME Church.
1954 – Newspaper columnist, radio personality and television commentator Juan Williams was born today in Santa Marta, Colombia.
April 11
1966 – Emmett Ashford became this first African American major league umpire.
1968 – President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 on this date in Washington D.C. It is also known as the Housing Rights Act of1968.
April 12
1975 – Opera singer Leotyne Price was awarded the Order of Merit in the Italian Republic.
1983 – Harold Washington was elected Mayor of Chicago after a racially tense campaign.
April 13
1946 – Grammy-winning soul, pop and Gospel singer Al Green was born today in Forest City, Arkansas.
1669 – An African American man named Emmanuel was baptized today in a Lutheran congregation in New York.
April 14
1938 – College president Gloria Scott was born today in Houston.
1873 – U.S. Supreme Decision in Slaughterhouse cases began the process of diluting the 14th amendment.
April 15
1915 – Attorney and politician Walter Edward Washington was born today in Dawson, Georgia.
1974 – U.S. Departments of Labor and Justice and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission announce that nine major steel manufactures have agreed to a five-year plan to redress discriminatory practices against minorities and women.
April 16
1947 – Basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born today in New York.
1973 – Lelia Smith Foley becomes the first African American to be elected mayor of a U.S. City.
April 17
1941 – Mathematician James Donaldson was born today in Madison County, Florida.
1990 – Playwright August Wilson wins his second Pulitzer Prize for the play, “The Piano Lesson.”
April 18
1919 – University president and education advisor Samuel Myers was born today in Baltimore, Maryland.
1944 – Newspaper reporter Karen DeWitt was born today in Washington, Pennsylvania.
April 19
1866 – The African American citizens of Washington D.C. celebrated the abolition of slavery.
1972 – Major General Frederic E. Davidson became the first African American to assume command of an Army Division today.
April 20
1944 – Film hairstylist Robert Louis Stevenson was born today.
1990 – The first Bay Area “Black Filmworks Festival” was held today in Oakland, California.
April 21
1947 – Magazine editor and author Audrey Edwards was born today in Tacoma, Washington.
1966 – Milton Olive Jr. was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in Vietnam.
April 22
1964 – James Baldwin’s Blues for Mister Charlie opened on Broadway on this day.
1947 – Broadcast chief executive Cathy Hughes was born today in Omaha, Nebraska.
April 23
1872 – Charlotte E. Ray became the first African American lawyer. She graduated from Howard Law School.
1913 – The National Urban League was found today.
April 24
1950 – The United Negro College Fund was founded today.
1947 – Television sports host Glenn Harris was born today in New York.
April 25
1960 – The federal court finally ended restrictions against black voting in Fayette County, Tennessee.
1950 – Charles “Chuck” Copper became the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics.
1917 – Singer Ella Fitzgerald was born today.
April 26
1970 – Publisher Donna Byrd was born today in Norfolk, Virginia.
1949 – Newspaper columnist Joe Davidson was born today.
April 27
1903 – W.E.B. DuBois’ highly influential collection of essays, The Souls of Black Folk, was published today.
1929 – Television reporter Barbara Boyd was born today.
April 28
1967 – Robert Claytor was elected president of the YWCA – the first African American president of the organization.
1941 – The Supreme Court declares that ‘separate but equal” requires equality.
April 29
1899 – Edward Kennedy – known as Duke Ellington – was born today in Washington D.C.
1922 – Municipal court chief justice, the Honorable Harry Elam was born today in Boston.
April 30
1961 – NBA All-Star Isiah Thomas was born today in Chicago, Illinois.
1863 – Sarah Thompson Garnet becomes the first African American female principal in the New York City Public School system.
Facts from www.blackfacts.com
Herman Ham & Friends present the 15th Annual All-White Party at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Saturday June 28th from 6pm to 12am.
Purchase tickets online at www.universe.com or www.hermanham.com
For more info call Herman 203-943-6067
Toyota Oakdale Theatre is located at 95 S Turnpike Road in Wallingford.