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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.

Aretha Duarte Makes History As First Black Latin American Woman To Climb Mount Everest

Margaret Nyamumbo’s ‘Kahawa 1893’ Is Set To Make History As The First Black Woman-Owned Coffee Brand Sold At Trader Joe’s

Eboni Harrington Makes History As First Black Woman To Be Named Teacher of the Year In Roanoke City

Ed Gainey Set To Make History As The First Black Mayor of Pittsburgh

Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History As First Black Woman To Host Daily White House Press Briefing In Three Decades

Charanna Alexander Makes History As First Black Woman To Become Weddings Editor At New York Times

Kristen Clarke Makes History As First Black Woman To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

Simone Biles Becomes The First Woman To Land A Yurchenko Double Pike In Competition

21-Year-Old Jeremiah Paprocki Makes History As The Chicago Cubs’ First Black PA Announcer

These HBCU Alums Launched First Black-Owned Alcohol Delivery Service

LeBron James Makes History As First Black Partner of Fenway Sports Group, Now Part Owner of Boston Red Sox

Louisiana Midwife Opens The First Black-Owned Birth Center In The State

Ohio Man Opens First Black-Owned Breast Cancer Center In State In Honor of Late Mother

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