Chicago poet and performer David Hernandez has died at age 66. Hernandez was a founder of the Latino Arts Movement in Chicago in the 1970s. He read his poems at Harold Washington's inauguration and his funeral. Check back here later to watch a web-exclusive performance of Hernandez and his band "Street Sounds" playing an ode to Armitage Avenue.

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Chicago Tribune article on David Hernandez: Poet of Chicago streets, classroom inspiration

WTTW Pedestrian Poetry: David Hernandez and Street Sounds translate the city of Chicago into music