Referee Maia Chaka in action during the first half of the XFL game between the DC Defenders and the Seattle Dragons at Audi Field on Feb.
8, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) We’re barely a week into Women’s History Month, and Maia Chaka is already carving out her place in it.The National Football League announced Friday Chaka would be joining its roster of game officials for the 2021 season.
She’s the first Black woman to join the league’s officiating staff."I am honored to be selected as an NFL official," Chaka said in a league-issued news release. "But this moment is bigger than a personal accomplishment.