Founded in 2010, Black Rose is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

[1] The league was founded in May 2010 by a group of women, including Kim Underwood (known as "Gogo Tenenbomb").

They lacked skating experience, but were inspired by the movie Whip It.

[2] It played its first public bout in June 2011, against Harrisburg Area Roller Derby's Fallout Femmes,[3] and was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012.

[6] The league also has a junior roller derby team, Black Rose Rebellion, who play by the JRDA ruleset.