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Mar 5, 2021 · Maia Chaka is the latest trailblazing woman in the NFL. Chaka was added Friday to the NFL roster of game officials for the 2021 season, becoming the first Black woman in league history to be...
Sep 13, 2021 · Chaka is the second woman hired as a full-time NFL official. The first was Sarah Thomas, who refereed the Super Bowl this year. The NFL hired its first Black official, Burl Toler, in 1965. Maia...
In March 2021, the dream of becoming an NFL official came true with Chaka becoming the first Black female referee to serve in an NFL game. Chaka’s debut came in Week 1 of the 2021 season...
Mar 5, 2021 · Denis Poroy/AAF/Getty Images. The NFL has named a Black woman as an official for the first time. Maia Chaka, a health and physical education teacher in the Virginia Beach area, has...
Sep 19, 2021 · On Sunday, September 11, Maia Chaka became the first Black female referee to serve in an NFL game, converting on her March accomplishment of becoming the first Black woman to be selected as an NFL official. Who is the newest female NFL referee, and how did she get to where she is today? Who is Maia Chaka, the newest female NFL referee?
Sep 12, 2021 · 09-12-2021 • 3 min read. Maia Chaka has made history as the first Black woman to ever officiate an NFL game. Chaka, who was hired by the league on March 5, worked as the line judge in Sunday’s...
Mar 5, 2021 · 5 March 2021. Getty Images. Maia Chaka joins the officials list for the 2021 season, which begins in September. Maia Chaka has become the first black female on the NFL's list of officials....
