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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.

Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Manuel Makes More History

Say Hello To The First Black Woman Neurosurgery Resident At Johns Hopkins Hospital

11-Year-Old Will Make History As Youngest 75-Piece Orchestra Conductor

Jordan Peele Makes History As First Black Writer-Director To Earn $100 Million Debut Feature

How MUSC’S First Black Woman Anesthesiologist Is Inspiring Young Girls To Dream Big

This 16-Year-Old Has His Sights Set On Becoming The First Black Student To Build A Nuclear Fusor

This DC High School’s Entire Senior Class Applies To College For First Time

Here’s How Two African American Women Pilots Made History Together At Delta Airlines

Stephanie Johnson Is Now Soaring The Skies As Delta’s First Black Female Captain

More Obama Excellence: Barack & Michelle Obama Land Historic Book Deal

Go, Tigers! Savannah State University Is Now The First HBCU To Win CheerSport Nationals

Dr. Altha Stewart Makes History As First African American To Head American Psychiatric Association

How This Little Girl Became The Richest Black Girl In America

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