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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.

Calvin Watts Makes History As The First Black Superintendent Of The Largest School District In Georgia

She’s Made History As The First Black Woman To Lead University of Pennsylvania’s Women’s Center

Colonel Shari Bennett Makes History As First Black Woman Commander of the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center

These Atlanta Teens Just Became The First Black Girl Duo To Win The Harvard International Debate Competition

Candace Parker Makes History As First WNBA Player To Be Featured On The NBA 2K Game Cover

M. Brian Blake Makes History As The First Black President of Georgia State University In Its 100+ Year History

First Black Woman To Graduate From Grinnell College Celebrates Her 107th Birthday

Delaware State Makes History As The First HBCU To Own Another University

Dr KMarie King Makes History As First Black Woman Chair Of Surgery At An Academic Health Center In The Nation

Vanessa Wyche Makes History As First Black Woman To Serve As Director Of A NASA Center

Zaila Avant-garde Just Became The First Black American Ever To Win The Scripps National Spelling Bee

Johnson County, Iowa Renames Itself After The First Black Woman To Earn A Ph.D. In The State

Brianna Jarvis Makes History As First Black Female Drum Major At Auburn University

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