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BOTWC Firsts

Activist Ronald Moten Opens First Go-Go Museum & Café in D.C.

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Virginia State University Makes History as First HBCU With Accredited Social Work Program

Michael Stephens Makes History as First Black CEO of Tampa International Airport

Kaleena Smith Makes History as First High School Women’s Basketball Player to Sign NIL Deal With Adidas

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Erica Lee Carter, Daughter of Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Makes History as the First Woman to Replace Her Mother in Congress

Mayor Brandon Scott Makes History as the First Mayor to Be Reelected in Baltimore in Two Decades

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Erica Lee Carter, Daughter of Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Makes History as the First Woman to Replace Her Mother in Congress

Coco Gauff Makes History as Youngest Team USA Athlete to Ever Be a Flag Bearer

Tiffany Tucker Named First Black Woman Athletics Director at UMBC

Dr. Vonnya Pettigrew Makes History as First Black Woman to Own a Block on Baltimore’s Waterfront

Meet Sarah Brown, Owner of First Black Beauty Supply Store in Columbia, Missouri

The Historic Apollo Theater Becomes First Organization to Receive Prestigious Kennedy Center Honors

Missy Elliott Makes History as the First Hip-Hop Artist to Have a Song Sent to Space

Slutty Vegan Makes History as First Vegan Restaurant to Open in Busiest U.S. Airport

A’ja Wilson & Jayson Tatum Make First Ever Dual League NBA 2K All Star Edition Cover

‘Celebrity Family Feud’ Producer Myeshia Mizuno Makes History as First Black Woman to Run a Primetime Game Show

Eritrean Cyclist Biniam Girmay Makes History as First Black Rider to Win a Tour de France Stage

Meet Dr. Nancy, the First Black Woman to Graduate From Neurosurgery Program at Johns Hopkins

A’ja Wilson Makes History as Las Vegas Aces All-Time Leading Scorer

Quincy Wilson Makes History as Youngest U.S. Male Track & Field Athlete to Make Olympic Team

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