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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.

They Became The First Black Local Chicago Designer Featured In Full-Page Vogue Ad

She Just Became The First Black Woman To Be Seated On New Jersey’s Supreme Court

She Founded One of the First K-12 Black Woman Owned Virtual Schools

Black Bank Owners Merge To Create The Largest Black-Owned Bank In U.S.

They Just Elected The First Majority Black City Council In 131 Years

These Women Are Opening The First Black-Owned Supermarket In The Tri-state

Meet Kiko Davis, The Owner Of The Only Black Woman-Owned Bank In The U.S.

Astronaut Jeanette Epps Will Make History As The First Black Woman to Join NASA’s International Space Station

Texas Couple Prepares To Open First Black-Owned Brewery In Austin

She Just Became The First Black Woman To Chair A Department At Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

HBO Documentary Explores Life of First Black Mayor of Stockton, CA

Amanda Jones and Nicole Byer Make History As First Black Women To Receive Emmy Nominations In Their Fields

Meet The First Black Woman To Join Amazons Elite Leadership Team Known As The S-Team

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