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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.

West Point Appoints Its First Black Superintendent

National Hockey League Honors Its First Black Player With A Hall Of Fame Induction

London Breed Sworn In As San Francisco’s First Black Woman Mayor

Two Black Women Make NBA History As The First Women To Referee A Game Together

Black-Owned Alkaline Water Brand Becomes The First To Be Sold At Walmart

UPrep’s First Black Valedictorian Denied Right To Deliver Grad Speech, City’s Mayor Let Him Give It At City Hall

Meet The First Black Woman To Earn A PH.D. In Nuclear Engineering From MIT

The First 100 Percent Black-Owned Craft Beer Bar Opens In Harlem

Jaki Shelton Green Named North Carolina’s First African American Poet Laureate

Howard Student Makes History As First African American International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Champion

24-Year-Old Ugandan Wins Award For Inventing A Bloodless Malaria Test

Ilhan Omar Makes Bid To Become The First Somali-American Member Of Congress

The American Medical Association Just Elected Its First African American Woman President

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