Celebrate Black History Month!
This February, 107.7 The Bronc and 107.7 The Bronc Retro invites you to join us in commemorating Black History Month with Milestones in African American History.
Celebrate the many contributions African Americans have made throughout history and learn how African American people fueled our economy, developed industry, impacted business, and changed the worlds of sports and entertainment forever.
These extraordinary visionaries helped to shape, impact, and enrich the world in which we all live in, because Black history is American history!
Tune in to both WRRC-FM and WRRC2 daily, during Black History Month, from February 1 to 28, to hear a different milestone moment from African Americans you may not have ever heard about before but had a profound influence on the world every hour. Every milestone is voiced by Rider University students.
This year’s Milestones in African American History will be produced by 107.7 The Bronc staff member, Lathan Gil.
Here are some of the African Americans being featured this month on 107.7 The Bronc and 107.7 The Bronc Retro:
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was the first president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities Leaue. In 1916 moved to the United States and established a UNIA branch in Harlem, New York. He emphasized unity between Africans and African Diaspora, and campaigned against European Colonial Rule. His ways and ideas became known as Garveyism.
Alice Walker was the First African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel, “The Color Purple.”
Zora Neale Hurston was a African American writer, anthropologist, folklorist, and documentary filmmaker. Published research on Hoodoo and Caribbean voodoo. Portrayed racial struggles in the early 20th century.
Bessie Coleman was an Early American Civil Aviator. First African American woman to hold a pilot license.
Langston Hughes was an American Poet, Social Activist, Playwright, and Columnist from Joplin, Missouri. Innovator of jazz poetry. Leader of Harlem Renaissance.
L
athan Gil (Host) is a Music Production Major who started working at 107.7 The Bronc in September of 2024. He is the host of his own radio show “OMG! What’s The Tea?” He is a performer, who releases his own music under the stage name Laytin, and he is a part of the Pop, Rock, & Hip Hop ensemble at Rider, along with the Choreography club. Besides performing and music he also loves video games and talking with his friends, and he is very excited to expand his career at 107.7 The Bronc.