Roller Derby Makes A Comeback
From hereandnow.org --
The sport of Roller Derby has been undergoing something of a renaissance these days. Women are skating all over the country again for the chance to go round and round on a circular wooden rink - and knock each other down - to the cheers and jeers of devoted fans. Here & Now’s former intern, Kassandra Sundt, known on the track as “Maya Mangle-you” of the Boston Nutcrackers, left us an insider’s view into the world of women’s flat track Roller Derby.
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The sport of Roller Derby has been undergoing something of a renaissance these days. Women are skating all over the country again for the chance to go round and round on a circular wooden rink - and knock each other down - to the cheers and jeers of devoted fans. Here & Now’s former intern, Kassandra Sundt, known on the track as “Maya Mangle-you” of the Boston Nutcrackers, left us an insider’s view into the world of women’s flat track Roller Derby.
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