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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.

Chesapeake, VA Renames Park In Honor Of First Black Woman Juvenile Court Judge

St. Louis Hires First Black Woman Physician Public Health Director In City’s Nearly 260 Year History

One Of The First Successful Black Theaters In The Nation Debuted In New York City More Than 200 Years Ago

He’s Made History As The First Black President Of The College Of The Holy Cross In Its Nearly 180 Year History

New York Jets Defensive Linemen And Brothers Are Making History After They Both Sacked Quarterbacks In The Same Game

She Is The First Black Woman Superintendent Of Fort Monroe National Monument

Zanzibarian Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah Is The First Black Writer in 28 Years To Win The Nobel Prize In Literature

Marshawn Lynch Makes History As The First Ever Chief Brand Ambassador For The NFL Players Association

Entrepreneur Alquincia Selolwane Just Created The First And Only Black Virtual Mall

She Was The First Black Teacher And Principal In Anchorage School District, Now A School Will Bear Her Name

Thomas Mundy Peterson, The First Black Man To Vote In U.S., Has A Park Named In His Honor

Marian Croak & Patricia Bath Make History As The First Two Black Women Inducted Into The National Inventors Hall of Fame

At 39, He’s The First Black Head Football Coach At The University Of Southern California In Its 140+ Year History

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