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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.

A Documentary On NBA’s First Black Player Set To Be Released In February 2018

Black Excellence: The Obamas Selected Kehinde Wiley And Amy Sherald To Paint Their Official Portraits

Black Girl Magic: 16-Year-Old Becomes First African American To Win Miss Illinois Teen USA

Bowie State University Makes History With First Woman President

History Made: Randall Woodfin Elected As Birmingham’s New Mayor

Black Excellence: Donald Glover, Lena Waithe And Sterling K. Brown Made History At The 2017 Emmy Awards

11-Year-Old Kheris Rogers Becomes One Of The Youngest Fashion Designers At New York Fashion Week

Mae Jemison, The First Black Woman In Space, Is Celebrating The 25th Anniversary Of Her Historic Flight

Rosalind Brewer Named First Woman & First African American COO Of Starbucks

Here Are The Trailblazing Black Women On TIME’s List Of ‘Firsts’

Sloane Stephens Earns Historic Win As She Advances To U.S. Open Semifinal

Kenan Thompson On Track To Be Longest-Running Cast Member In SNL History

Briana Scurry Makes History, Becomes First African American Woman Elected Into National Soccer Hall of Fame

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