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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
A member of the Gotham Roller Derby league, Lucier is also known as Fast and Luce.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022
If Rat City had an icon, it would be the Rat City Roller Derby logo — a young woman with a black eye and an attitude.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2021
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
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
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