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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.

Morehouse College Makes History as First HBCU to Compete & Win National Boxing Tournament

WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike Developing First Scripted TV Series About the League

Rapper Flo Rida Invests $10M to Open First Black-Owned Plaza in Hometown of Miami Gardens

Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Makes Broadway History as Highest-Grossing Play Ever

Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel Makes NCAA History as First One-Armed Women’s Basketball Player to Score in a Game

Pat McGrath Makes History as Creative Director of Louis Vuitton’s First Makeup Line

Dr. Brandon Jones Makes History as First Black President of the World’s Largest Scientific Organization

Serena Williams Becomes Part Owner of Canada’s First WNBA Team, Toronto Tempo

Former NASA Rocket Scientist Aisha Bowe to Make History as Crew Member on Blue Origin’s First All-Woman Spaceflight

Paul Tazewell Makes History as First Black Man to Win Oscar for Best Costume Design

17-Year-Old Kamora Freeland Makes History as Youngest Licensed Woman Pilot in New York

Meet Stan Thomas, the Sega President Who Spearheaded One of the First Game Streaming Services

Shannon and Sterling Sharpe Make History as the First Brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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