A new book by Tom Dunkel talks about players breaking the color line in baseball a decade before Jackie Robinson which took place in Bismarck North Dakota. The link is to an interview on NPR with Dunkel
http://lnkd.in/ZMXfNg
Facebook Page for Speak English!
Check out the Facebook page for Speak English! Writer Rafael Hermoso and I add comments and pictures about our experiences working on the book.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Speak-English-The-Rise-of-Latinos-in-Baseball/443404639086298
Speak English! The Rise of Latinos in Baseball
Check out my new book with writer Rafael Hermoso titled Speak English! The Rise of Latinos in Baseball. Chronicling the role of Latino baseball players from the 1950s to today in pictures and interviews.
http://www.amazon.com/Speak-English-Rise-Latinos-Baseball/dp/1606351672
images on cover by ©2013 Rita Rivera
Congrats to Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Winner
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/15/honoring-a-fallen-photographers-spirit/
Tomás Munita has won the second annual Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award, and Bryan Denton named finalist. The award is a memorial to Chris Hondros, who was killed two years ago photographing in Libya. Take a look at the wonderful work by both Tomás Munita and Bryan Denton on The New York Times Lens Blog.
Scooter on Easter
Scooter photo ©2013 Rita Rivera
I thought it would be fun to buy some bunny ears and put them on my dog Scooter!