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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.

Mariam Musa Becomes First Black British Influencer To Launch A Solo Collection With Top Fast Fashion Brand

Remembering Charlotta Bass, The First Black Woman To Run For VP In 1952

Social Media Giant Pinterest Appoints First Black Board Member

Meet Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark The First Black Superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy

Donna McDermott Just Became The First Black Woman Mayor In The State Of Tennessee

The First Black Student At Auburn University Awarded His Masters Degree 51 Years Later

Meet Karine Jean-Pierre The First Black Vice Presidential Chief Of Staff

He Just Became The First Black Person And The Youngest President In NFL History

CDFA Names CaSandra Diggs President, Making Her The First Black Woman To Lead The Organization

Girl Scouts of the USA Announces First Black CEO In Its 108-Year History

Meet the First Black Person to Receive a Doctorate in Computer Science at the University of Florida

General Charles Q. Brown Makes History As The United States Air Force First Black Chief of Staff

Krissah Thompson Named The Washington Post’s First Black Female Managing Editor In Its 143-Year History

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