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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.

College Board Launches First AP African American Studies Course

Crew Of All Black Women Flies In Honor Of Bessie Coleman

Morehouse Grad Makes History As Youngest Principal In Atlanta Public Schools

Randy Parker Named New CEO of Hyundai Motor America

Huntsville, Alabama Honors The City’s First Black Women Voters

Meet Kameelah Martin, The First Black Woman Academic Dean At College of Charleston

First Black-Woman Led Community Solar Company Set To Build Solar Farm in Baltimore

Emma Grede Makes History As First Black Woman Investor On ‘Shark Tank’

Austin Independent School District Names First Black Chief Of Police

Fisk University Holds First Gymnastics Practice In School’s 156-Year History

New Presidents Of American And National Bar Associations Are Both Black Women

First Black-Owned Brewery Set To Open In Charlottesville, Virginia

Meet The Owner Of Florida’s First Black Woman-Owned Selfie Museum

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