{"id":94085,"date":"2020-12-07T15:48:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=94085"},"modified":"2020-12-07T15:48:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T21:48:21","slug":"community-organizer-sells-his-artwork-to-raise-money-for-stowe-elementary-school-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/community-organizer-sells-his-artwork-to-raise-money-for-stowe-elementary-school-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Community organizer sells his artwork to raise money for Stowe Elementary School students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> By Kelly Milan <\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Medill Reports <\/em><\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/488263353\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" 0=\"allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;\/iframe\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p>Nicolas Hern\u00e1ndez from the Humboldt Park Solidarity Network sells his artwork to raise money for Stowe Elementary students to paint every Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, Hern\u00e1ndez got shot in the chest, almost puncturing his left lung. \u00a0Hern\u00e1ndez is one of the thousands shot in Chicago every year. He gives back to his community and shares his remarkable story.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kelly Milan is an investigative reporter at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KellyMilan5\">@KellyMilan5<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kelly Milan Medill Reports Nicolas Hern\u00e1ndez from the Humboldt Park Solidarity Network sells his artwork to raise money for Stowe Elementary students to paint every Wednesday. In 2005, Hern\u00e1ndez got shot in the chest, almost puncturing his left lung. \u00a0Hern\u00e1ndez is one of the thousands shot in Chicago every year. 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