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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.

Here’s a Look at the New Stamp Commemorating Canada’s First Black Mail Carrier

Antoinette Harris Aspires to Become the First Woman NFL Player, and She Knows She Can Do It

Chinonye Chukwu Becomes First Black Woman to Win Sundance Film Festival’s Grand Jury Prize

Three Reasons to be Excited about Robin Thede and Issa Rae’s New ‘Black Lady Sketch Show’ (Hint: Making History is One of Them)

Stacey Abrams to Become First Black Woman to Give Democratic Response to the State of the Union

Julius P. Williams Becomes First African American President of the Conductors Guild

History Made: Naomi Osaka Reaches World No. 1 After Australian Open Win

Julia Collins is the first Black Woman to Co-Found a Company Valued at Over $1 Billion Dollars

California’s First Surgeon General is a Black Woman

Black Panther’s Hannah Beachler Just Became the First Black Person to be Oscar Nominated for Production Design

Juliana Stratton Gets Sworn in as Illinois’ First Black Lieutenant Governor

Barbara Gardner Proctor Was The First Black Woman To Own An Ad Agency

Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III Will Be The First Black Couple to Dance Lead Roles For The American Ballet Theatre

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