Sarah Mueller’s Community-Centered Film Revolution
Sarah Mueller’s Community-Centered Film Revolution Sarah Meuller for Love Now Magazine. Photo by Ronald Gray For this loving leader, love ripples through every frame of her work. Sarah Mueller leads with heart, hustle, and a deep belief in the power of community. As founder and executive director of cinéSPEAK, she’s spent over a decade creating […]
From the Block to the Studio: Vernon Ray Shoots Cameras, Not Guns
Video Story. Raised in North Philly, Vernon Ray transforms pain into purpose—capturing hope, healing, and truth through his lens. Founder of Shoot Cameras, Not Guns, Vernon mentors young creatives and builds community, believing that love is showing up, every day. His art invites us to see, feel, and remember what matters most.
Jacen Bowman: Leading with Love and Pride
Jacen Bowman knows what it means to fight for love—beginning with himself. The lessons he has learned about self-love are the foundation for how he loves others today.
This activist, leader, and advocate channels his awareness into his work on behalf of intentionally marginalized communities, particularly LGBTQIA+ individuals, to ensure their visibility, amplify their voices, and validate their experiences.
AAries Rising: Healing In Perfect Harmony
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Philadelphia was the cradle of the Neo Soul Movement. More than a genre, a new group of homegrown musicians, sirens, and wordsmiths created a vibe and culture that was best experienced live in clubs, coffee shops, and basements. They blended the groove of Gamble & Huff with the grit of 90s Hip-Hop, the experimentation of Jazz with the spirit of a COGIC (Church of God and Christ) service, and the poetry of The Black Arts Movement with the fashion of Soul Train. In that moment, Philly birthed a n
How To: Heal Our Relationship to Intimacy
The painful, beautiful reality of intimacy is that it requires closeness with another being, achieved through mutual vulnerability. We share the ability to deeply wound each other and trust that we will not. Tim Kreider, essayist and cartoonist, sums it up best: “If we want the rewards of being loved, we have to submit to the mortifying ordeal of being known.”
Kuan Young Wants You to Incorporate Nature into Your Healing
Early on, Young noticed a disconnect between healing practices and feeling healed. He noticed individuals who were doing yoga every day but not feeling any better; to this, he maintains that “maybe [they] haven’t put the right things in [their] body,” or maybe their wellness journey should incorporate the novelty of nature.
Nation Free
“Nation Free” is a poem written by Black Queer multi-disciplinary artist, cultural producer, educator and Philadelphia’s inaugural poet, Kai Davis.
A Home For Colored Girls
Vashti Dubois keeps this house because she wants Black women to visit and know
that someone is expecting them and has prepared a space for them to be comfortable. She said that in naming the museum, “the concept of ‘colored’ came from [the] ways in which the world just colors on Black women and girls; just takes out its crayon and colors us whatever the hell it wants… TCGM is my love letter to ordinary colored girls.”
High Vibes and Hip-Hop Healing: A conversation with Neptune XXI
“Hip-hop started from a conscious place, aiming to uplift people. It brought communities together, reducing violence through events like dance battles. My role is to carry that torch intentionally. I want my content to be meaningful and timeless so that twenty years from now, I can still be proud of my work and its impact on my community and the world.”
From Pain to Prosperity: How to Overcome Money Trauma
As with all traumas, money trauma runs deep, and we are often unaware that we
have it. We might say that we have money problems, but not money trauma, which forms when we take on the beliefs that others have about money. We might have heard from others that money is evil or that you must work hard for money, and that becomes our belief (often, a belief that goes unchecked).
