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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.

Here’s Everything You Never Learned About Eatonville, The First Incorporated All-Black City In The U.S.

4 Must-See Highlights Of Joe Frazier, The First Boxer To Defeat Muhammad Ali

Meet Mary Eliza Mahoney, The First Black Licensed Nurse

Here’s The History Behind The AME Church, The First Independent Black Denomination In The U.S.

This Father-Son Duo Started the First Ever Black-Owned Athletic Supply Company

Meet Roland Conner, the Ex-Cannabis Convict Who Now Owns The First Black-Owned Dispensary In NYC

Here’s What You Never Learned About Paul Laurence Dunbar, One Of The First Black Nationally Recognized Poets

Ben Crump Is The First Black Practicing Attorney To Have A Law School Renamed In His Honor

Autumn Lockwood Is The First Black Woman To Coach In The Super Bowl

Captain Janet Days Just Made History As the First Black Commanding Officer Of The World’s Largest Naval Base

Meet Bill Powell The First Black Man To Build And Operate His Own Golf Course

CEO Tiffini Gatlin Is Set to Make History as the First Black-Owned Faux Hair Distributor on QVC

Missy Elliott Is the First Female Hip-Hop Artist to Be Nominated For the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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