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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.

Nigeria Makes History as First African Basketball Team to Reach Olympic Quarter-Finals

Lauren Scruggs Makes History as First Black American Woman to Earn an Individual Medal in Women’s Fencing at Olympics

Penn State Assistant Coach Lynnzee Brown Makes History as First Woman Gymnast to Compete in Olympics for Haiti

17-Year-Old Ryan Garner Makes History as Youngest Black Private Pilot in North Carolina

South Sudan, Youngest Country in the World, Wins First-Ever Olympic Basketball Game

Coco Gauff Makes History as Youngest Team USA Athlete to Ever Be a Flag Bearer

Tiffany Tucker Named First Black Woman Athletics Director at UMBC

Dr. Vonnya Pettigrew Makes History as First Black Woman to Own a Block on Baltimore’s Waterfront

Meet Sarah Brown, Owner of First Black Beauty Supply Store in Columbia, Missouri

The Historic Apollo Theater Becomes First Organization to Receive Prestigious Kennedy Center Honors

Missy Elliott Makes History as the First Hip-Hop Artist to Have a Song Sent to Space

Slutty Vegan Makes History as First Vegan Restaurant to Open in Busiest U.S. Airport

A’ja Wilson & Jayson Tatum Make First Ever Dual League NBA 2K All Star Edition Cover

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