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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.

She’s Set To Make History As Only Black Person To Currently Serve As Chicago Court of Appeals Judge

First Black Woman To Become Union Pacific Railroad Train Engineer Releases New Autobiography

She Just Opened The First Black-Owned Direct Primary Care Facility In Washington State

Stacey A. Dixon Set To Make History As The Highest Ranking Black Woman In U.S. Intelligence

She Just Became The First Black Woman In New York To Own & Operate A Water Bottling Company

Kendrick Carmouche Set To Make History As The First Black Jockey To Race In Kentucky Derby In Almost A Decade

Zainab Alema Is Working On Making History As The First Black, Muslim Woman Rugby Player

Oakland Senior Who Created Science Education Nonprofit Makes History As School’s First Black Male Valedictorian

She Just Made History As The First Black Person In The World To Hold A PhD In Survey Methodology

This HBCU Grad Made History As the First Person In Louisiana To Earn A Degree In Cybersecurity

Country Singer Mickey Guyton Makes History As The First Black Woman To Host The ACM Awards

Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks Make History As The First Black Women To Headline Wrestlemania

Lisa Osborne Ross Makes History As First Black Woman CEO Of Global PR Firm

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