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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.

First Black Teacher In Stockton, California Turns 102-Years-Old

Dr. Bobbi Peterson: The First Black Woman To Design An Electric Toothbrush

Hampton University Partners With Delta To Become The Airline’s First HBCU Propel College

First Black Woman Commercial Airline Captain Now Helping Create Pathways For Future Black Women Aviators

Remembering Johnny Grier, The NFL’s First Black Referee

Stephen Ball Makes History As First Black Male Dean Of Students At Harvard Law School

Lolita Buckner Inniss Is The First Black Dean Of The University Of Colorado Law School

Wharton School of UPenn Honors Hettie Simmons Love, Its First Black MBA Graduate

Son Of Texas’ First Black Architect Donates $1 Million To UT Austin In Honor Of Father’s Legacy

Kyrie Irving Hires Stepmother, Now She’s Believed To Be The Only Black Woman NBA Agent

First Black-Owned Seafood Restaurant In City Island Opens Its Doors

Harris-Stowe State University Names Its First Black Woman President

Pamela Culpepper Makes History As First Black Woman To Sit On Prada’s Board

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