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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.

Kaleena Smith Makes History as First High School Women’s Basketball Player to Sign NIL Deal With Adidas

Erica Lee Carter, Daughter of Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Makes History as the First Woman to Replace Her Mother in Congress

Mayor Brandon Scott Makes History as the First Mayor to Be Reelected in Baltimore in Two Decades

Whoopi Goldberg Announces Launch of First Global Women’s Sports Channel

Meet Ardean Miller, Founder of the First Black-Owned Gift-Wrapping Brand Sold at Lowe’s

Philly to Honor First Black Woman to Graduate From U Penn’s Law School With Statue

6 Historic Wins on Election Night 2024

Ashley T. Johnson Makes History as First Black Woman to Lead St. Louis FBI Field Office

Missy Elliott & Queen Latifah Make History as First Rappers to Receive National Medal of Arts

Dwyane Wade Becomes First NBA Player in Miami Heat History to Have a Statue Outside the Arena

Civil War Era Politician Robert Smalls Becomes First African American to Receive Monument in South Carolina

Keke Palmer Named First Ever Chief Brand Officer for ‘Creme of Nature’

Tuskegee University Launches First HBCU Aviation Program in Alabama to Train Black Pilots

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