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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.

Illinois Teen Follows In Her Grandmother’s Footsteps By Making History As Her High School’s First Black Female Valedictorian

History Made! They Are The First Black Judges To Sit On the Cobb County, Georgia Superior Court Bench

This Doctor Created The First Therapy Cards For Women of Color

Meet Latosha Stone, Owner of Proper Gnar, The First Black Woman-Owned Skateboard Company

Madeline Swegle Just Became U.S. Navy’s First Black Female Tactical Jet Pilot

Actress Javicia Leslie Makes History After Being Named First Black ‘Batwoman’ by The CW

Meet The First Black Person To Head Publishing Giant ‘Simon and Schuster’

He Just Became The First Black President of the University of California

Top Basketball Recruit Makes History As Highest Ranked College Basketball Prospect To Commit To An HBCU

Bozoma Saint John Named Chief Marketing Officer at Netflix, Making Her Their First Black C-Level Executive

For The Second Year In A Row, Black Women Make History At West Point

Meet Arthell Isom, Creator Of The First Major Black-Owned Anime Studio In Japan

Ferguson Elects Its First Black Mayor In The City’s 165 Year History

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