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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.

Larry Irving Becomes First African American Inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame

Atlanta Teacher Becomes First Black Man in Georgia To Win Pre-K Teacher Of The Year

Oscar Nominated Film Composer Becomes The First Black Musician to Compose an Opera at The Met

He Just Became One Of The First Black Owned Juiceries With A Brick & Mortar Inside Of Whole Foods

Louisiana Woman Becomes Police Department’s First Black Female Mounted Patrol Officer

The University of Cincinnati College of Law Appoints First Black Female Dean

A Milwaukee Man Receives Congressional Gold Medal for Being One of the First Black Marines

Missy Elliott Will Be The First Female Rapper To Receive MTV’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Simone Biles Defies Gravity, Makes History Again With 6th Title and First Ever Move on Floor

Simone Biles Becomes First Person in History to Perform Difficult Beam Dismount During USA Gymnastics Championship!

Atlanta Youth Become First All Black Golf Team To Win A State Championship

She Just Became The First Black Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics From FSU

Laverne Cox Becomes First Black Trans Woman to Grace the Cover of Vogue

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