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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.

For The First Time In Decades, Two Black Male Students Are Valedictorian & Salutatorian At High School In Jacksonville

Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes Named First Black Woman Commissioner Of Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

She’s The First Black Woman Architect To Earn A Doctorate From The University of Hawaii At Mānoa

CurlCap Becomes First Black Woman-Owned Apparel Company To Sell Licensed Disney Merchandise

Indianapolis Museum of Art Names Its First Black Woman President

Husband And Wife Team Create First Black-Owned Animation Network

Judge Carlton Reeves Could Become The First Black Chair Of U.S. Sentencing Commission

Judge Lisa Holder White Named First Black Woman On Illinois Supreme Court

She Could Become The First Black Woman To Complete Bruce Trail Since Underground Railroad Passages

Husband-Wife Duo Are Proud Owners Of First Black-Owned Food Truck At Disney World

Black Women Horse Owners Make History With First Race Win At Keeneland

Bowie State University Is Now The First HBCU To Sponsor National PBS Documentaries

Karine Jean-Pierre To Become First Black White House Press Secretary

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