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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.

Kevin Hart Announces Release of ‘Lil Kev,’ the First Original Animated Series on BET+

Xavier University Makes History as First HBCU to Launch Co-Ed Varsity Rowing Program

Joseph Deng Makes History as First Player From South Sudan to Sign a Professional MLB Contract

Clark Atlanta Student Jayden Williams Becomes Youngest Person to Run for Mayor in Stockbridge, Georgia

Marcus Freeman Makes History as First Black Coach to Reach College Football Finals

Jewel Rodgers Makes History as First African American Poet Laureate in Nebraska

Meet the Couple Making History as First Duo to Serve as HBCU Rectors Simultaneously

Travis Hunter Makes History as First 2-Way Player to Win Heisman Trophy in Nearly 30 Years

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Makes History as First Woman VP to Be Elected in Ghana

Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen, Founder of First Black-Owned Urgent Care Facility in U.S., Receives Keys to City of Compton

Virginia State University Makes History as First HBCU With Accredited Master’s Social Work Program

Michael Stephens Makes History as First Black CEO of Tampa International Airport

Activist Ronald Moten Opens First Go-Go Museum & Café in D.C.

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