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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.

Monroeville, Alabama Elects Its First Black Mayor In City’s 121-Year History

Joanne Anderson Makes History As First Black Woman To Be Elected As Mayor of Liverpool

She Has Made History As The First Girl To Play In Allen Iverson’s Classic Game

25-Year-Old Kelsey Koelzer Just Became The First Black Head Hockey Coach In NCAA History

Tamica Barnett Makes History As First Black Woman Lieutenant Firefighter In Syracuse, NY

21-Year-Old Makes History As First Black Woman To Serve In Local Louisiana Police Department

Iconic Poet Maya Angelou Will Be One Of The First Women Featured On United States Quarter

Amma Agyei Becomes The First Black Woman Elected As Tufts University’s Senate President In School’s 160 Year History

Dr. William Tate IV Makes History As First Black President Of LSU

He Just Opened The First Black-Owned 7-Eleven In Nevada

She Just Made History As The First Black Woman To Earn A Biophysical Chemistry Degree in Virginia

Meet The First Black Woman PGA Member To Be Named General Manager Of A Golf Facility

Ohio Fire Department Swears In First Black Fire Chief In City’s 200-Year History

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