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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.

Morgan State Makes History as First HBCU to Offer Division 1 Acrobatics and Tumbling

Meet Leslie Diuguid, Owner of the First Black-Owned and Woman-Owned Fine Art Print Shop in New York City

Former NFL Player Myles Jack and His Mother Make History as First Black Majority Owners of Professional Hockey Team

South Carolina Teen Makes History as First Black Homecoming Queen in High School’s 155-Year History

The First Woman Pitcher in Negro League to Have DC Street Named After Her

Hana S. Sharif Makes History as First Black Artistic Director for Arena Stage

Serena Williams Makes History as First Athlete to Receive CFDA Fashion Icon Award

Paul Quinn College Becomes First HBCU to Host G League Basketball Game

Dr. Melissa Gilliam Makes History as the First Black President of Boston University

First Black-Owned Detroit Grocery Store in Almost a Decade Opens in Historic Business District

Brandy James and Darlene Hammond Make History as First Black Council Members Ever in Maryland Town

Meet Toni Harris, the First Woman to Receive a 4-Year College Football Scholarship

Laphonza Butler Makes History as Third Black Woman Ever to Serve in U.S. Senate

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