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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.

Meet Cathay Williams, The Real-Life Mulan Who Became The First Black Woman To Enlist In The Army By Posing As A Man

Here’s Why You Should Know Alexander Thomas Augusta, The U.S. Army’s First Black Doctor

Meet Oscar Stanton De Priest, The First Black Person Elected To Congress In The 20th Century

Everything You Never Learned About Phyllis Mae Dailey, The First Black Navy Nurse

4 Things You Should Know About Franco Harris, The First Black Football Player To Be Named Super Bowl MVP

Meet Mary Fields, The Enslaved Woman Who Became The First Black Woman Mail Carrier

Here’s Why We Should Talk More About Barbara Smith, Co-Founder Of The First Publishing Company For WOC

Howard University’s Swim Team Is The Only All-Black Team To Win Northeast Conference Title

Dr. Bernice A. King And Ashley D. Bell’s Redemption Bank Will Be The First Black-Owned Bank In The Mountain West Region

Meet Thomas Morris Chester, The First Black War Reporter

Meet Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman, The First Enslaved Woman To Win A Freedom Suit In Massachusetts

Meet Rebecca Lee Crumpler, The First Black Woman Physician

Meet Frank E. Petersen Jr., The First Black Marine Corps General

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