Maia Chaka, First Black Woman to Officiate an NFL Game, Kicks off Women's History Month – Mace & Crown

On Tuesday, March 1, ODU’s Women and Gender Equity Center (W&GEC) kicked off their Women’s History Month schedule with a keynote event called “Making Her-Story”, which featured Maia Chaka. Chaka is the first Black woman to be hired by the NFL to officiate on-field, as well as the first to officiate an NFL game.   

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