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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.

Major General William J. Walker Makes History As First Black Person To Lead House of Representatives Security

Nischelle Turner Makes History As First Black Woman To Host ‘Entertainment Tonight’

Oklahoma City Cheer Team Makes History As First Black Team To Win High School NCA National Championship

Maryland Judges Become First Pair Of Sisters In The State To Serve On The Bench Simultaneously

She’s Made History As The First Black Woman To Own An Outback Steakhouse In Detroit

Samia Suluhu Makes History As The First Woman President of Tanzania

She Is The First Black Woman Elected As Student Government President At West Virginia University

He Just Became The First Black Chair Of The United Negro College Fund Board of Directors

Laura Douglas Is The First Black Woman To Lead Muhammad Ali Center

Florida Woman Makes History As The State’s First Black Woman Winemaker

Chadwick Boseman Becomes The First Black Actor Posthumously Nominated For An Oscar

Former Navy Instructor Makes History As First Black Woman To Open A Motorcycle Academy In Virginia

Beyonce Makes History At The 63rd Grammy Awards

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