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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.

University of Mississippi Selects Its First Female African American Rhodes Scholar

Miss Universe Just Crowned The First Black South African Winner – All Hail Black Women!

Inspired By Misty Copeland, 11-Year-Old Ballerina Makes History As First Black Lead In The Nutcracker

Pioneering Tech Investor Creates First Scholarship for Black Students at Oxford University

Russell Wilson Becomes First Quarterback In NFL History To Have A Winning Record in His First 8 Seasons

Ashley James Just Became Guggenheim Museum’s First Full-Time Black Curator

Pixar Set to Release First Animation With A Lead Black Character

Miss Mississippi USA Crowns Its First Black Pageant Winner in 67 Year History

City Located in Wealthiest Black County Elects Its First African American Mayor

Meet Celeste Beatty, The First Black Woman To Own A Brewery In The U.S.

Eliud Kipchoge Becomes First Person to Run a Marathon Under Two Hours

Meet Timothy Ragland, Talladega, Alabama’s First Black Mayor

Montgomery Alabama Just Elected Its First Black Mayor

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