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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.

Activist Cori Bush Becomes Missouri’s First Black Congresswoman

Detroit Entrepreneur Creates First-Ever Mobile Bowling Alley

Remembering Shirley Chisholm: The First Black Woman To Run For President For The Democratic Party

Filmmaker Nia DaCosta Is Directing ‘Captain Marvel 2,’ Making History As The First Black Woman To Direct A Marvel Studios Movie

Meet The First Black Woman To Earn a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester

Calvin Royal III Becomes The First Black Male Principal With American Ballet Theater In More Than Two Decades

Kimberly Budd Set To Become Boston’s First Black Woman Chief Justice Of The Supreme Judicial Court

LaKeith Stanfield Set To Play First African Samurai – Yasuke – In New Netflix Anime Series

Wilton Gregory Becomes The First Black American Cardinal In Catholic Church’s History

Meet Blake Bolden, The First And Only Black Woman Scout in the National Hockey League

15-Year-Old Chess Champion Wins $40,000 College Scholarship, Aims To Become The First Black Woman Chess Master

12-Year-Old Makes History, Swimming From Saint Lucia to Martinique To Raise Awareness For Breast Cancer

Kristen Welker Makes History As The First Black Woman To Moderate A Presidential Debate Solo Since 1992

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