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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.

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business Names Its First Woman Dean

She Started As A Receptionist, Now She’s FedEx’s First Black CEO

He Just Became the First Black President of George Mason University

Meet Lash Nolen, Harvard Medical School’s First Black Woman To Be Elected Class President

Shammara Henderson Just Became the First African American Appellate Judge in New Mexico

The University Of Maryland Appoints Its First African American President In The School’s 164 Year History

Texas High School Student Makes History By Winning Grand Champion Prize With Her Steer

Morehouse College Makes History As The First HBCU To Have A Polo Team

She Just Became The First African American Woman To Lead Jersey City’s Council

Louisiana Appoints First African American Female State Police Captain

Coco Gauff Makes History With Third Round Win Against Naomi Osaka In Australian Open

Meet The Owner of The First and Only Black, Woman-Owned, Beef Jerky Brand

New U.S. Navy Aircraft To Be Named After African American WWII Hero

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