For the first time, the NFL will have a Black female game official
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 didn't really hit me until just now," Chaka said Friday during an appearance on NBC's "Today" show. "When I saw the introduction, I'm like, 'This i...
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