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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.

Deion Jamison Is South Carolina’s First Black Male Teacher Of The Year

Dusty Baker Makes History As First Black MLB Manager To Win 2,000 Games

Texas Student Becomes Her School’s First Black Valedictorian

First Ever Black-Owned Minnesota Bank Opens In Minneapolis

New Jersey’s Bergen County Bar Association Elects First Black President In 124-Year-History

The White House Correspondents’ Association Will Honor First Two Black Women Of The White House Press Corps

Tiffany Mickel Is The Virginia Law Review’s First Black Editor-In-Chief

Navy To Commission New Destroyer Named For Marine Corps’ First Black Aviator

Florida Teen Makes History As First Black Male Salutatorian At His High School

Black Woman-Owned Contact Lens Manufacturer Is First Of Its Kind In The World

Journal of the American Medical Association Appoints First Black Editor-In-Chief

Ameshya Williams-Holliday Blazes Trail As First HBCU Player To Be Drafted Into WNBA In 20 Years

University Of Maryland-Baltimore County Welcomes First Woman President

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