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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.

Meet Jeri Villarreal, One Of The First Hijabi Athletes To Compete In The Chicago Triathlon

Martesha Johnson Sworn In As The First African American Metropolitan Public Defender For Nashville-Davidson County

Wanda Austin Becomes University Of Southern California’s First Woman And African American Interim President

Howard University Student And Siblings Set To Compete In 2020 Summer Olympics

Regina Scott Becomes LAPD’s First African American Woman Promoted To Deputy Chief

The First Black Woman Journalist To Get White House Credentials Is Getting Her Own Life-Size Statue

Simone Biles Wins All Gold And Makes More History At U.S. Gymnastics Championships

Meet Hester Ford: She May Be The Oldest Living Person In The United States

History In The Making: 2016 National Teacher Of The Year Wins Democratic Primary For Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District

Vanessa Wyche Makes History As First African American Deputy Director Of NASA’s Johnson Space Center

Here’s The Incredible Family Behind The First Black-Owned Furniture Brokerage

Ferguson Councilman Wesley Bell Unseats Longtime St. Louis County Prosecutor In Historic Win

For The First Time In History, Harvard Has Four Black Women Faculty Deans

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