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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 Mary J. Wilson, The First Black Senior Zookeeper At The Maryland Zoo

Meet Andrew Watson, The First Black Soccer Player To Play At An International Level

Meet James Hemings, the First French-Trained Black Chef Who Introduced These 4 Popular Dishes to Americans

Karen Bass Is Now Los Angeles’ First Black Woman Mayor

5 Things You Never Knew About The First Black Film Star Nominated For Academy Award For Best Actress

Starr Andrews Is The First Black U.S. Figure Skater To Win Grand Prix Medal

This Couple Are the Owners of the First Black-Owned Business Park in Fort Washington, Maryland

Meet James Wormley, The Owner Of Washington, D.C.’s First Integrated Hotel

Choreographer Christopher Rudd Just Made History With His All-Black Cast and Production Crew at American Ballet Theater

6 Things You Should Know About The First Black Man To Play In The NBA

Hattie McDaniel: Everything You Need To Know About The First Black Oscar Winner

Ice Cube’s BIG3 Is Now the First Black-Owned Sports League

Meet the First Woman Graduate From Howard University Law School, Charlotte E. Ray

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