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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.

Vice President Kamala Harris Makes History By Swearing In First Black Senator of Georgia

22-Year-old Amanda Gorman The First Poet To Perform At The Super Bowl 55 Pregame Show

HBCU Alumna, Roz Brewer, Named Next Walgreens CEO, Becoming The First Black Woman To Lead The Fortune 500 Company

She Made History As The First Black Judge In Her City’s History And Her Father Swore Her In

Jennifer King Set To Make History As The First Black Woman To Become A Full-Time Assistant Coach In The NFL

Janice Johnston Makes History After Becoming The First Black Woman To Be Named Executive Producer of ABC’s ‘20/20′

Lloyd Austin Confirmed by Senate, Making History As First Black Secretary of Defense

Philly Man Celebrates 104th Birthday on New Year’s Eve

Guggenheim Appoints The First Black Deputy Director and Chief Curator In Its 60-Year-History

Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch Becomes Illinois’ House of Representatives First Black Speaker In State’s 200-Year History

Willie O’Ree, The First Black NHL Player, Will Have His Jersey Retired

Dasha Kelly Hamilton Becomes The First Black Woman Named Wisconsin’s Poet Laureate

Kim Janey Just Became The First Black Person and First Woman Mayor of Boston

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