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Mar 5, 2021 · The NFL has hired Maia Chaka as a game official for the 2021 season, making her the first Black woman to join the league's on-field officiating staff. Chaka will join Sarah Thomas as the only ...
Mar 5, 2021 · THE NFL has named Maia Chaka its first ever black female official, the league announced March 5, 2021 on the TODAY show. The announcement comes weeks after Sarah Thomas became the first woman to work a Super Bowl on the officiating crew. 2. Maia Chaka becomes first black female official in the NFL Credit: Getty Images.
Mar 10, 2021 · Maia Chaka is a health and physical education teacher at Renaissance Academy in Virginia Beach. Chaka is an American trailblazing woman in the National Football League (NFL). On March 5, 2021, she was added to the NFL roster of game officials for the 2021 season, Chaka became the first Black woman in league history to be named to the NFL’s ...
Mar 23, 2021 · Maia credits her father for that tenacity, a man who owned a 3,000-square-foot bookstore on Thurston Road in the 1980s and '90s. "My father was an absolute go-getter," Chaka said.
May 7, 2023 · BUFFALO, N.Y. — Maia Chaka spent Saturday afternoon in Niagara Falls talking about life and sports. She is the first Black woman hired by the NFL as an on-field official.
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Mar 31, 2021 · These four words are plastered on a wall in Maia Chaka’s office, which is located in the locker room at Renaissance Academy in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Chaka, a high school health and physical education teacher for at-risk students, uses those terms to inspire teenagers. But they also symbolize her way of life.
Mar 5, 2021 · Maia Chaka is kicking off Women’s History Month in a significant way. The NFL announced on Friday morning that Chaka is joining the NFL officiating crew for the 2021 season. This appointment makes her the first Black female official in the league’s history. “I am honored to be selected as an NFL official,” Chaka said.
