BOTWC Firsts

April Verrett Named First Black Woman President Of Nation’s Largest Service Workers Union

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MLB Makes History With First-Ever All-Black Umpiring Crew in 120+ Year History

Baltimore Students Make History as First Team of Black Women to Win Policy Debate at Chicago Tournament

Kyrie Irving Signs Father Drederick Irving as First Signature Athlete for Anta Shoe Line

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Morgan State’s Marching Band Makes History as First HBCU to Perform at D-Day Memorial Parade in France

Minneapolis Woman on Quest to Become First Black Woman to Solo Kayak Down the Mississippi River

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Morgan State’s Marching Band Makes History as First HBCU to Perform at D-Day Memorial Parade in France

Domo Wells Makes History as the First Ever Creative Director & Designer for the Washington Spirit

Spelman College Becomes First HBCU To Offer A Cosmetic Science Program For Students

Meet Vaughan Gething, The First Black Leader of Wales

Media Veteran Michele Ghee Makes History as First-Ever Chairwoman of Athlete-Owned PlayersTV

Grambling State Becomes First Team to Win in NCAA Debut in Nearly a Decade

Meet Dalila Scruggs, The Harvard Grad Making History as the First Augusta Savage Curator for the Smithsonian

Nas To Develop New Series About Maurice Ashley, The First Black Chess Grandmaster

Remembering David Harris, the First Black Commercial Pilot for a Major Airline

Attorney Diana Lynch Makes History as Owner of First Black-Owned Golf Resort in the Dominican Republic

Salem State University Honors First Black Alumna, Charlotte Forten, with Renaming of Residence Hall

CNK Daily Founder Channing Beumer Set to Open New Women’s Sneaker Boutique This Fall

Meet Lynette Woodard, a Pioneer in NCAA Women’s Basketball

First Black Toledo Police Chief Receives Posthumous Award from City

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