Meet Maia Chaka, the first Black woman to become an NFL official
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Former Virginia teacher becomes the NFL's first Black female referee
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NFL hires first Black female game official Maia Chaka
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Breaking down barriers - Virginia Business
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NFL hires first Black female game official, Maia Chaka
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Maia Chaka, NFL's first Black female official, is a teacher whose
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Maia Chaka makes history as NFL's first Black female referee
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Who is Maia Chaka? Meet the first Black female to officiate an NFL
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Maia Chaka becomes NFL's first Black female game official
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Doug Williams 'Elated' for Maia Chaka's Opportunity as First-Black
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Women's History Month: NFL's first Black woman referee
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Maia Chaka Is The First Black Woman To Officiate NFL Game : NPR
Next season's NFL games will include an HBCU trailblazer we're