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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.

Previously Homeless Veteran and Mother of 6 Becomes A First-Generation College Graduate

Philadelphia Entrepreneur Becomes The First Queer Black Woman To Lead A Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Company

26-Year-Old Opened The First Black-Owned Drive-In Movie Theater In Houston

Brett Peterson Becomes The First Black Assistant General Manager In NHL History

Major General Cedric T. Wins Makes History As First Black Man To Lead Virginia Military Institute

Veteran Firefighter Becomes First Black Woman Named Deputy Fire Chief In Northern VA

At 15-Years-Old Emory Pruitt Became One Of The Youngest Students To Ever Attend Clark Atlanta University

Victor Glover Set To Make History As First Black NASA Astronaut To Live On International Space Station

She Just Became The First Black Woman To Lead US Naval Academy’s Brigade In It’s 175-Year History

12-Year-Old Makes History As One of the Youngest Composers for NY Philharmonic

Meet Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock, The First Black Woman To Win A Gold Medal In The Physics News Awards

23-Year-Old Mississippi Man Makes History As Youngest Black Person To Be Certified As Boeing 777 Pilot

Black Political Candidates Make History With A Round of Firsts

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