Racial disparity in roller derby and the work it will take to fix it May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 / in: female athletes, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, roller derby, sports, writing I’ve been dreaming about interviewing Foxxi Brown about her experience playing roller derby for months now, and specifically about the … Read more
Breaking down racial barriers to create equity in roller derby April 18, 2021April 18, 2021 / in: change, justice, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, roller derby, sports, writing I have to start this post with a giant, “THANK YOU.” Thank you to all of you who took the … Read more
Racial equity, roller derby, and the future of the sport April 7, 2021April 9, 2021 / in: change, female athletes, justice, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, roller derby, sports, writing I’ve been thinking about racial equity in roller derby for many, many years. When I skated, I couldn’t help but … Read more
Letters to my concussions May 6, 2016 / in: roller derby, running, sadness, sports, writing Dear #1: You can into my life unexpectedly. So unexpectedly it made my head spin. I was out on a … Read more
Foot, meet mouth April 25, 2016 / in: sports, writing The year 2005 was hard on a basketball-loving Illinois girl living in North Carolina. Especially when red wine and legendary, … Read more
Wherefore art thou? September 29, 2013 / in: female athletes, fun, health, inspiration, joy, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, roller derby, roller skates, sports Wow. It’s been ages since I’ve written. Sorry guys, but here’s the reason why: It’s taken lots of practices. Long … Read more
Homeless and heartbroken June 27, 2013 / in: change, fear, female athletes, future, home, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, marketing, patience, roller derby, sadness, sports, sports marketing, strength, writing It was about a week ago that I got a concerned message from Mr. KC Carr of KC Derby Digest, … Read more
Don’t mess with Texas June 8, 2013 / in: advertising, beauty, creativity, female athletes, inspiration, joy, marketing, roller derby, soapbox, sports, sports marketing, writing I recently spoke about bout marketing at the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) annual conference. One of the things … Read more
Crying in roller derby June 4, 2013 / in: change, female athletes, Kansas City, Kansas City Roller Warriors, Kansas City sports, roller derby, roller skates, sports, writing Today was a bit of a heartbreaking day. The Roller Warriors are losing one of our wolves to paradise. The … Read more
