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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.

Saint Augustine’s University Starts First HBCU Women’s Rowing Team In The Nation

Base10 Is Now The First Black-Led VC Firm To Surpass $1 Billion In Assets Under Management

Janice Pettyjohn Becomes First Woman Hired For Full-Time Football Position At Howard University

Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmed As First Black Woman On U.S. Supreme Court

Cavalier Johnson Makes History As First Black Mayor Of Milwaukee

South Carolina Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley Makes More History

Here’s How NASA Engineer Rada Griffin Became Alabama’s First Certified Black Woman Winemaker

Victoria Coleman Is Napa’s First Black Woman Winemaker

She’s The First Woman Pediatric Neurosurgeon In Ireland

Deborah Cox Set To Make History As First Black Woman To Be Inducted Into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame

Professional Athletes Create The First National Sports And Entertainment Luxury Real Estate Firm

Aliyah Griffith Makes History As First Black UNC Student To Get Graduate Degree In Marine Sciences

City Of Minneapolis Renames Street In Honor Of First Black Firefighter Captain

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