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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.

Comedian Punkie Johnson Becomes The First Openly Black Lesbian To Join The Cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’

She Just Became The First Active-Duty Black Woman Chaplain to Make Rank of Colonel in The U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

Lisa Forrest Becomes Philadelphia Fire Department’s First Black Woman Battalion Chief

27-Year-Old Spoken Word Artist Becomes First Poet To Win America’s Got Talent

Actress Yara Shahidi Makes History As First Black Tinkerbell In Disney’s Live-Action Adaptation

Meet Alexander Twilight – The First Black Person To Earn A Bachelor’s Degree In The United States

Meet The Black Woman Who Just Became The First Muslim Elected to Office in Delaware’s 233-Year History

Archaeologists Work to Uncover One of America’s First Known Black Christian Churches

Michael Jordan Becomes First Black Principal Owner of a Full-Time Nascar Cup Series Team with Bubba Wallace As His Driver

Country Music Singer Mickey Guyton Becomes First Black Woman To Perform at the ACM Awards

Britt Stewart Just Became The First Black Dance Pro On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Regina King’s Directorial Debut Makes History At The Venice Film Festival

Former McDonald’s Employee Opens First Black-Owned Vegan Restaurant In Harrisburg, PA

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