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RAINCROSS GAZETTE: Kadir Nelson Finds Joy, History and...
 NEW YORK TIMES: An Illustrated History of the Giants and...
MATTER NEWS: Kadir Nelson still driven by a love for the game
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: Q & A with Kadir Nelson
Museum ABCs: Trail Tale - If You Plant a Seed
Kadir Nelson’s “Major Taylor, a Champion Who Led the Way”
CBS NEWS: Artist Kadir Nelson's evocative response to the pandemic
THE NEW YORKER: Kadir Nelson Latest Articles
The New Yorker: Kadir Nelson’s “Dumbo”
The New Yorker: Kadir Nelson’s “Wheel Life” | The New Yorker
The New Yorker: Kadir Nelson’s “Art Connoisseurs”
Kadir Nelson’s “Homecoming”
THE NEW YORKER: Kadir Nelson’s “Stickball Alley”
THE NEW YORKER: Kadir Nelson’s “Declaration of Independence”
THE NEW YORKER: Kadir Nelson’s “Summertime City”
The New Yorker: “Schomburg Center, Harlem, NY" by Kadir Nelson
THE NEW YORKER: Kadir Nelson’s “Rideout”
THE NEW YORKER: Kadir Nelson’s “Heat Wave”
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TIME: BLUE SKY, WHITE STARS Named #2 on TIME Magazine's Top 10
 NEW YORK TIMES: "Why the Obama's Portrait Choices Matter"
THE NEW YORKER: Cover Story: Nine for Ninety
NEW YORK TIMES: Wilt the Stilt Becomes Wilt the Stamp
Publishers Weekly: Kadir Nelson's New Stamp Honors Althea Gibson
MTV NEWS: Drake Goes From Boy To Man On Nothing Was The Same
COMPLEX: Nelson Talks Painting Drake's Album Covers
BET News:Artist Nelson Explains Drake's Nothing Was the Same Cover
Boston Globe: Picturing baseball’s Negro league greats
CNN:: Author Kadir Nelson on illustrating African-American history
BBC NEWS:: Heart and soul: Portraits of black American history
Muskegon NeWS: NELSON paintings IN Museum's permanent collection
NPR: Top 5 Books For Backseat Readers (Age 9 And Up)
Fox NY: Books to Give as Holiday Gifts
NYT Book Review: Sweet Land of Liberty
NYT Best Illustrated Books of 2011: A NATION’S HOPE
MIAMI HERALD::Freedom Tower exhibit pays homage to Negro Leagues
NPR: 'Heart And Soul': An African-American History
Wall Street Journal: Imaginative Twists On Forgotten Tales
Washington Post: “Heart and Soul"
New York Times Book Review: Editor's PIck: Introducing Joe Louis
VIBE: Artist Kadir Nelson Deconstructs Michael' Album Cover
USA TODAY: Jackie Jackson and Kadir Neslon talk about the painting,
MTV News: Michael Jackson Asked Album-Cover Artist To Paint Him
USA TODAY: Painting is like the illustrated biography of Michael
MTV: Michael Jackson's New Album Cover Decoded
NPR: MICHAEL Album Cover Decoded
MICHAEL: Much anticipated new album from the king of pop
ESPN.com:: These Questions 3: Kadir Nelson
Beyond the Perf article on Kadir Nelson: Negro Leagues Baseballl
NPR: Jackie Robinson, 'Testing The Ice' For His Children'
NPR: Shirley Chisholm: Portrait Of A Pioneer
TODAY Show Welcomes Kadir Nelson For An Interview
Reading Rockets Video Interview with Kadir Nelson
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: WATS Photo Feature
USA WEEKEND: "Kadir Nelson: A fresh look at past events..."
New York Times Book Review: A League of Their Own
CS Monitor: WHEN BLACK BASEBALL PLAYERS HAD A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN
Washington Post: Stories About Real Lives -- Both Animal and Human
NPR Interview: WE ARE THE SHIP
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Pride of the Game
LA Times Book Review: Stepping up the the Plate by David Davis
BBC: WE ARE THE SHIP featured on BBC America
Calvin News, MI: Gallery Hosts Kadir Nelson Exhibition
Austin American-Statesman, TX: Baseball, before and after Robinson
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast Blog: Interview #69: Kadir
Washington Post: W.A.T.S is a BOOK OF THE WEEK
Cleveland Free Times: A Self-appointed Responsibility
The Times - Picayune: This ship blazed new trails
SPORTS TALK 980 - WASHINGTON DC: The John Thompson Show
Kansas City Star: ART PROFILE | Kadir Nelson’s ‘We Are the Ship’
MLB.com: Artist Kadir Nelson commemorates Negro Leagues greats
WOR radio 710 HD: Interview with Kadir Nelson
WE ARE THE SHIP and HENRY'S FREEDOM BOX are NYT Best-Sellers!
The Kansas City Star: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum art exhibit
New York Times Sunday Book Review: Moses: When Harriet Tubman...
HeraldNews: A POTENTIAL TO BEAUTIFY
The Press of Atlantic City: Award-winning artist uses talent
Bucks County Courier Times: Artist draws plan for kids' success
KCUR ARTS: Artist Paints Negro Leaguers for Children's Book
Bridgeton News: Illustrator draws way into hearts
NPR Interview with Kadir Nelson: Michelle Norris interviews Nelson
Wall Street Journal : A new release for children celebrates the era

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