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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.

Chicago Student Becomes First To Achieve Perfect ACT Score In His School’s 40+ Year History

Ketanji Brown Jackson Could Become The First Black Woman To Sit On Supreme Court

Jusan Hamilton Set To Make History As First Black Daytona 500 Race Director

Grandchildren of University of Kentucky’s First Black Grad Honoring Grandmother’s Legacy

Fisk University Now Has The First HBCU Intercollegiate Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Program

University of Alabama Renames School Building In Honor of First Black Student, Autherine Lucy Foster

Jason Onyediri Makes History As First Black Editor In Chief Of Texas Law Review

Susan Collins Will Be The First Black Woman To Lead A U.S. Central Bank

Issa Rae Makes History As First Person To Receive The Key To The City Of Inglewood

History Made: Erin Jackson Is The First Black Woman To Win Olympic Speed Skating Medal

Kelly Curtis Is The First Black U.S. Skeleton Racer To Compete In Olympics

Toni Stone: Google Honors First Woman To Play In A Men’s Major Baseball League

Home of Colorado’s First Black Appellate Judge Being Designated A Historic Landmark

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