There are 4 article(s) tagged Memphis Roller Derby:

• June 2025

  • Speed and freedom: That’s why roller skating will never die

    The owners of Cordova Skating Center recently spent more than $100,000 on upgrading the rink. Why spend that kind of money? Because roller skating will never die.

    By Jody Callahan June 14, 2025

• March 2024

  • Memphis Roller Derby slams into new season with doubleheader

    Roller derby essentials include hard slams against wood or concrete floors, blockers using their hips, shoulders and forearms like NFL linemen, and tough-as-nails nicknames.

    By Christopher Wright March 08, 2024

• October 2023

  • The To-Do List: Repair Days, River Arts and ‘Black Artists in America’

    This week, art is on fire at the Dixon, the Memphis Roller Derby debuts home teams in a spooky double header and there are beer fests in Cooper-Young and at Wiseacre on Broad Avenue.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Holly Whitfield, Chris Herrington October 19, 2023

• June 2020

  • Pride Ride shows solidarity for black lives

    Members of Memphis’ LGBTQ community rode from Midtown to Downtown to express their support for local black activists in a protest against police violence.

    By Jared Boyd June 13, 2020