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March 8, 2021 Once again, the notably hardworking Maia Chaka has made history. Just seven years ago, she was one of only two females selected for the NFL Officiating Development Program. On March 5, 2021, NBC announced on the TODAY show that she became the first Black woman to become an NFL official. Chaka, originally from Rochester, New York, has since made Virginia her home where has been a college referee and a physical education teacher who is very passionate about her work. We previously mentioned her when she was working preseason games as part of the program she was in. On the show, Ma...

UpdatedFri, Mar 5, 2021 at 3:55 pm ET Replies(2) Maia Chaka was appointed as the NFL's first Black female official after spending the past seven years in the league's officiating development program. (Photo by Denis Poroy/AAF/Getty Images) VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — Seven years ago, Maia Chaka was one of two women to be named to the National Football League's officiating development program. Now, she will make history as the league's first Black female official while also joining an elite group of officials, the league announced Friday. Chaka has spent the past 10 years working as a physical educ...

Chaka was called by NFL vice president of officiating evaluation and development Wayne Mackie on March 1. “He goes, ‘Welcome to the National Football League,’ and I just went nuts,” Chaka said. “I asked him, ‘Hey are you punking me, you’ve gotta be kidding me,’ because I’ve been at for so long I just never thought the day would come. I just enjoyed working.” In addition to officiating, Chaka works as a health and physical education teacher at Renaissance Academy in Virginia Beach, Virginia where she has been working with at-risk youth for the past 10 years. We welcome Maia...

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...