NFL referee Maia Chaka speaks in WNY visit
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Maia Chaka spent Saturday afternoon in Niagara Falls talking about life and sports.
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Maia Chaka spent Saturday afternoon in Niagara Falls talking about life and sports. She is the first Black woman hired by the NFL as an on-field official.
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The NFL's First Black Female Referee is From Upstate New York
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Maia Chaka NFL Football Operations
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Maia Chaka Makes History As The First Black Woman NFL Referee
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Maia Chaka Is The First Black Woman To Officiate NFL Game : NPR
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Maia Chaka becomes first Black woman official in NFL history - CBS News
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NFL referee Maia Chaka discusses her life path. #shorts
KHOU 11 News - It is an accomplishment for all women. Maia Chaka has officially become the first Black woman added to the NFL's officiating roster, the league recently announced. READ
Panthers-Jets had first Black woman to referee NFL game
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Virginia Beach's Maia Chaka becomes first Black woman to officiate NFL game
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Rubama: Maia Chaka is ready for another season as an NFL referee. But the former Virginia Beach teacher is still impacting local schools. – The Virginian-Pilot
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Maia Chaka is the first Black female official in the NFL - GirlsLife
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The NFL's First Black Female Referee is From Upstate New York
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