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Reconnect

December 7, 2016 by johnnoltner

One of the great joys of this project is encountering amazing people across the country and spending time together. We share an intense few hours talking about the big stuff, and then we make a portrait. One of the great challenges is that often I don’t ever see them again. Maybe I feel a bigger connection, because I spend so much time editing their story, but I’m never quite sure if the impact leaves such a big an impression on […]

Categories: Blog • Tags: a peace of my mind, American Stories, forgiveness, gang, Hashim Garrett, New Jersey, orange, peace, stories

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Yanina Calderone

November 21, 2016 by johnnoltner

Yanina Calderone was born in Guatemala City. Raised by her mother and two grandmothers, she moved to New York City at age 14 to live with her father. Yanina was raped at age 15 and became pregnant. She decided to keep her “little froggy,” the son that jumped in her stomach. Rather than let a violent act ruin her life, she decided to funnel all of her love toward her child. “I let go all of the hurt that I […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: abuse, gang, Guatemala, Harlem, love, New York, peace, rape, revenge, violence

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Hashim Garrett

October 28, 2016 by johnnoltner

Hashim Garrett grew up in Brooklyn, New York. As a young boy, he changed schools and was picked on and bullied. He realized that he could avoid the torment if he befriended his tormentors, and he eventually joined a gang. There was something powerful about having others fear him for a change. He said that when he was good, nobody noticed him, but when he was bad, everybody knew his name. At 15, Hashim was shot and paralyzed from the […]

Categories: Podcast • Tags: Brooklyn, forgiveness, gang, love, New Jersey, paralyzed, peace, reconciliation, stories, values

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