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For the first time, the NFL will have a Black female game official Matt Bonesteel, The Washington Post March 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail The NFL on Friday named Maia Chaka as the first Black woman to become a full-time league official. Chaka, a health and physical education teacher in the Virginia Beach public school system, has been a college football official in the Pac-12 and Conference USA. She also officiated games last year in the XFL: "It didnt really hit me until just now," Chaka said...

>> 72, youve got to move up on those pass plays. put your guard up. put your guard up. individually, i am a female. a lot of things set us apart. race, gender, different background. but collectively, were out there for the same goal. >> reporter: for 15 years, on fir -- officiating grade school, high school, and college games. discovered by a scout. >> i have an official that i think you need to look at. okay, joe, whats his name. he said his name is sarah. i said sarah? he said, yeah, hes a she...