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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.

Lori Lightfoot Blazes a Trail as the First Black Woman Elected to Lead Chicago as Mayor

University of Cincinnati Appoints Verna Williams as its First African-American Law School Dean

If Elected, Tami Sawyer Will Be the First Female Mayor of Memphis

America’s First Black Navy SEAL is on a Mission to Diversify the Elite Unit

Movita Johnson-Harrell Makes History as First Muslim Woman to Be Elected as State Representative in Pennsylvania

Vinessa Antoine Becomes First Black Woman to Helm a Primetime TV Drama in Canada

Missy Elliott to Become the First Female Hip-Hop Artist to Receive an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music

University of South Florida Elects its First Black Woman Student Body President

First African American Full Professor of Urology Retires After Making Mark in Education and Military

Antoinette Harris Just Made History With Full College Football Scholarship

Golf Pioneer Lee Elder to Become First African American to Receive the United States Golf Association’s Highest Honor

For the First Time in History, Chicago Will Have a Black Woman as Mayor

Belinda Bennett is Setting Sail as the World’s First Black Woman Cruise Ship Captain

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