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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.

She Just Became the First African American Woman to Graduate With a PhD in Computer Science from Purdue

Wealthiest Black County in the U.S. Gets Its First Black Female Fire Chief

Lil Nas X Goes from Being Removed from Billboard’s Country Music Chart to Making Music History

She Just Became the First Known African-American Woman with a Disability to Receive a Pilots License

Monifa Phillips Becomes First Black Woman to Earn a PhD in Physics from the University of Glasgow

Alphonso David Becomes First African-American President of the Human Rights Campaign

Brianna Mason Becomes First Black Woman Crowned Miss Tennessee

She Just Became the First Black Woman to Complete Neurosurgery Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

She Just Made History as the First Black Editor-in-Chief of Law Review at Houston’s Oldest Law School

Sara Boone Becomes First African-American Fire Chief in Portland

Dr. Patrice Harris Sworn in as First Black Female President of the American Medical Association

Kevin Warren Becomes the First Black Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference

Mississippi Valley State University Appoints First Woman Band Director

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