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BOTWC Firsts

Sgt. Shuntia Lucas Makes History as First Black Woman Promoted to Sergeant in Dane County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office

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Dr. Valencia Robertson Wells Becomes First Black President of the Alabama Optometric Association

Sydney McLaughlin Becomes First American Woman to Run 400m Under 48 Seconds

Tems to Headline First-Ever FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show

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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes First Woman Since 2003 to Win 100m and 200m at U.S. Nationals

Taylor Townsend Becomes First Mother to Reach No. 1 in Women’s Doubles Tennis

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Juici Patties Makes History as First Jamaican Fast-Food Chain to Successfully Expand to the U.S.

Derrell Oliver Makes History As First Black Athletic Director in Texas School District History

Domo Wells Makes History as the First Ever Creative Director & Designer for the Washington Spirit

Spelman College Becomes First HBCU To Offer A Cosmetic Science Program For Students

Meet Vaughan Gething, The First Black Leader of Wales

Media Veteran Michele Ghee Makes History as First-Ever Chairwoman of Athlete-Owned PlayersTV

Grambling State Becomes First Team to Win in NCAA Debut in Nearly a Decade

Meet Dalila Scruggs, The Harvard Grad Making History as the First Augusta Savage Curator for the Smithsonian

Nas To Develop New Series About Maurice Ashley, The First Black Chess Grandmaster

Remembering David Harris, the First Black Commercial Pilot for a Major Airline

Attorney Diana Lynch Makes History as Owner of First Black-Owned Golf Resort in the Dominican Republic

Salem State University Honors First Black Alumna, Charlotte Forten, with Renaming of Residence Hall

CNK Daily Founder Channing Beumer Set to Open New Women’s Sneaker Boutique This Fall

Meet Lynette Woodard, a Pioneer in NCAA Women’s Basketball

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