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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.

South African Born Frontline Worker And Refugee Makes History As The First Black Miss Ireland In 70 Years

Delaware Post Office Renamed In Honor of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, First Black Woman Publisher

This Toronto Educator Makes History As The First Black President Elected to A Teacher’s Union In Ontario

Honoring The Pullman Porters Who Helped Bar Discrimination At Work

Meet The Owner Of The First Black Woman-Owned Winery And Tasting Room In Alameda County, California

He Is The First Black Head Coach Of This NHL Team And Currently The Only Black Coach in The League

Buffalo Soldier Staff Sgt. Sanders H. Matthews Sr. Has The First Outdoor Statue Of A Black Man At West Point

Camille A. Brown Makes History As The First Black Woman To Direct & Choreograph A Broadway Show In 65 Years

Myles Rowe Makes History As The First Black Driver To Win The USF2000 Championship for Force Indy

Smithsonian Acquires Rare Photographs From The First Black Photo Studios

Birmingham Teacher Makes History As First Black Poet Laureate For The State Of Alabama

Josephine Baker Will Become The First Black Woman Entertainer Buried At The Panthéon In France

Syracuse Teen Makes History As The First Black, Female Valedictorian In Her School’s District’s 173-Year-History

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