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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 Ernest Everett Just, The Recipient of the First Spingarn Medal

Meet Etta Moten, The First Black Woman To Perform At The White House During The 20th Century

4 Things You Should Know About The First Black Quarterback To Play In The Super Bowl

Nicole Lynn Is The First Black Woman to Represent An NFL Quarterback In The Super Bowl

Zoe Saldaña Is the First Actor to Star in Four Films That Made Over $2B at the Box Office

Here’s Everything You Never Learned About Leontyne Price, The First Black Leading Performer In Opera

Watch Shirley Chisholm Announce Her Bid For The U.S. Presidency, 51 Years Ago Today

Meet Maria P. Williams, the First Black Woman Film Producer

6 Important Things You Should Know About Willie O’Ree, The First Black Hockey Player

Meet the Founder of the Only Black-Owned Dog Food Company in the U.S.

Meet Charles W. Anderson, Kentucky’s First Black Legislator

Chantelle Porter Is Now the First Black Woman Judge in Illinois’ 18th Judicial Circuit

CEO Sara Hood Is Now The First Black Woman To Own A Sports Team In The Metaverse

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