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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.

First Nationally Distributed Black-Owned Coffee Brand Announces New Multi-Year Partnership With The NBA

Judge Debra M. Brown Makes History As First Black Woman Named Chief Federal Judge In Mississippi

Jason Wingard Makes History As First Black President of Temple University In School’s 137-Year History

He Just Made History As The First Black Student To Receive A PH.D. in Mathematics from Indiana University

17-Year-Old Florida Track Star Breaks Record Previously Held By Usain Bolt While Qualifying For Olympic Trials

Hip-Hop Archivist Syreeta Gates Makes History As The First Black Woman To Appear on LEGO Masters

Olympic Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Scores World’s Fastest Women’s 100M In More Than Three Decades

Jalen McKee-Rodriguez Makes History As First Openly Gay Black Man To Be Elected To Office In Texas

Philadelphia Twins And First Generation College Students Set To Graduate As Valedictorian And Salutatorian

Kevin Walker Makes History As First Black Man To Lead Duquesne Light Company

Coco Gauff Makes History As Youngest Woman To Reach Grand Slam Quarterfinal In 15 Years

Simone Biles Remains The Most Decorated Gymnast In History As She Wins Her Seventh U.S. Title

Judge Robin Ransom Makes History As First Black Woman To Serve on Missouri Supreme Court

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