Raiders hire Sandra Douglass Morgan as first Black woman team president in NFL

Details: The Raiders are no stranger to breaking color and gender barriers.

• The team hired the league's first Black coach in Art Shell, Amy Trask as the first female CEO and former coach Tom Flores as the first Hispanic coach to win a Super Bowl, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Yes, but: The Raiders have been mired in controversy recently amid reports of a "hostile work environment," USA Today writes.

• Former team president Dan Ventrelle was fired in May,and claims he was fired because he tried to alert the NFL that Raiders owner Mark Davis was creating a hostile work environment, per the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
• Last October, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden was fired after reports emerged that he had used homophobic and misogynistic language in emails for about a seven-year period.

What they're saying: "It is the honor of a lifetime to join the Raiders at one of the most defining times in the team's history," Morgan said in a press release on Thursday.

• "Let me be clear — I am not here to avoid or sidestep problems or concerns that need to be addressed,” she added.
• “I’ve given long and thoughtful consideration to joining you, and I’ve done so because I believe in the promise of the Raiders."