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She is one of the founding members of Fuego Latino Roller Derby, which is made up of a “Latinx/e athletes from the U.S., Latin America and the world.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Exhibit A: the Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association, a nonprofit organization with 450 leagues on six continents.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2019
Assassination City Roller Derby, a league of four home teams, is part of a grassroots movement that emerged out of Texas capital Austin in the early part of the 2000s.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2015
Roller Derby Exerts Its Pull on Everyman Slap on some wheels and chase your dream, or stay stock still and remain true to the girl you love?
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2013
Nowadays you may hear of races called the Kentucky Derr-bee, the Irish Dah-bee, and even the Roller Derby, but all of these are named after the original contest at Epsom.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
The stadium’s size meant it could accommodate state track and field championships, college and pro football, motorcycle racing, roller derby and rugby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
A former Team GB roller derby skater says the cost of sports bras is discouraging younger females taking part in physical activity.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
I had heard of Johnny Cash in the same way I’d heard of Baked Alaska, roller derby and Texarkana—things that existed that were important to people in worlds different from mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
Events were scheduled around the world and include panels and speakers in Cincinnati and Atlanta, marches in Melbourne, Florida and Philadelphia, and an inclusive roller derby league’s game on New York’s Long Island.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Two children on roller skates created a roller derby for themselves but they walked and stumbled more than they rolled and the force in which they ran into people was nominal.
From Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
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