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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.

The Student Loan Doctor, LLC Becomes The First African American and Woman Owned Student Loan Debt Repayment Company

Historic Appointments: Kamala Harris And Cory Booker Join U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Jordan Greenway To Become First African American To Play For Team USA Hockey At The Olympic Games

Adrienne Nelson Becomes First African American Appointed To Oregon Supreme Court

Marian Brown Becomes Dallas County’s First Ever Black Sheriff

Black Excellence: Oprah Winfrey And Sterling K. Brown Make Golden Globe History

Erin Jackson Just Became The First African American Woman Long Track Olympic Speed Skater

Nikuyah Walker Elected As First African American Woman Mayor Of Charlottesville

The University Of Chicago Honors Georgiana Rose Simpson, The First Black Woman To Earn A PhD From UChicago

Remembering Mamie Johnson, The First Woman Pitcher In The Negro Leagues

Ruth Simmons Officially Named The First Woman President Of Prairie View A&M University

17-Year-Old Makes History As First Black Woman To Qualify For U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Team

Making History Again: Oprah Winfrey To Become The First Black Woman To Receive The Cecil B. DeMille Award

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