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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 Need to Know About the First Black Bank That Opened 130 Years Ago

Jonathan Batista Is Now the First Black Principal Dancer at the Pacific Northwest Ballet

Marc Thompson Jr. Just Opened the First Black-Owned Drive-Thru Chick-Fil-A in NYC

Morgan State’s Marching Band Welcomes First Woman Drum Major In Decades

Morgan State Will Be The First HBCU in 45 Years With a New Medical School

The True Story Behind The Legend of Japan’s First Black Samurai

100 coconuts is the first and only Black Owned Coconut Water Brand

Ohio Father Son Duo Are Now Proud Owners In Billion-Dollar Hair Industry

Malcolm X Named First Black Hall Of Fame Honoree In Nebraska 57 Years After Assassination

Former HBCU Coach Named First Black Head Coach In Nebraska Sports History

Army National Guard Names First Black Woman Battalion Commander In Tennessee

Stephanie Allain Becomes Producers Guild First Black Woman President

Meet The First Black Woman Puppeteer On Sesame Street

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