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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.

Mellody Hobson Becomes The First Black Chairwoman Of Starbucks Board

Monica Richardson Just Became The First Black Executive Editor In The Miami Herald’s 117-Year-History

Cecilia Rouse Nominated By President-Elect Joe Biden To Become First Black Woman To Chair The C.E.A.

Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge Becomes First Black Woman to Lead HUD In More Than 40 Years

Retired Army General Lloyd Austin Could Become The First Black Person To Lead The Pentagon

Rashida Jones Just Became The First Black Woman To Lead A Major Television News Network

Donovan Richards Makes History As First Black Man To Become Queens Borough President In Office’s 122-Year History

Adewale Adeyemo Just Made History As The First Black Person Nominated as Deputy Treasury Secretary

The Black Prince: Remembering Trailblazing Boxer Peter Jackson

Christian Malcolm Makes History As First Black Head Coach of British Athletics’ Olympic Program

Noah Harris Makes History As The First Black Man Elected As Student Council President By Harvard’s Student Body

Transgender Activist Creates NYC’s First Black-Owned Housing Complex For LGBTQIA+ Community

Veteran Radio Host Cayman Kelly Makes History As First Black Voice of ESPN Radio

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