Poet Qadir Crosby wants more people to talk about masculinity, the military, and mental health
Qadir Crosby. Photo submitted by the poet. Deployment by Qadir Crosby As I packed my bags for the ArmyMy father said I became a man today Like merciless, mass murder makes me Any more of a man than the thing that’s between my legsMy wife asked me to return to her the same way I […]
Poet’s Press: A new poem on what gets delivered, and what gets lost, as robots take over
Alicia Cook. Photo submitted by the poet. The Last Mile by Alicia Cook Five delivery robotswait on the corner for work—autonomous prostitutesunder a blinking store sign.Their small pixel hearts blink red,but their owling eyes wink dead—sent out nightly for the lastmile no one wants to walk.One glitches and slumps off therutted edge of the cracked […]
Poet’s Press: “In It Together” – A Mother’s Meditation on Community, Culture, and Care
I hear the mother’s and fathers cries in my sleep
A collective memory
A heartbeat we all felt until it stopped
I feel their pain in my gut like I lost my son
Hold him just a little tighter and pray over him just a little more
Warning him about the rules
We don’t go unless there’s two
Someone gotta look like you
What Happens When You Give People Space IRL
What Happens When You Give People Space IRL Xina Eiland hosts Same Ground, exploring the 250th Anniversary of the United States at an event at Love Now Media’s Love Lab Two months ago we opened a door to a storefront on Market Street in Philadelphia and asked people to come in to experiment with love, […]
Love Now Media Relaunches the Poet’s Press with Ursula Rucker and Yolanda Wisher as Co-Editors
Love Now Media is proud to announce the relaunch of the Poet’s Press, a journalism initiative that commissions and publishes poetry as media. The relaunch will take place on Thursday, June 25 at 6pm at the Love Lab, located at 932 Market Street. The event will introduce a new chapter for the project under the […]
Amid Grief in Germantown, The Wissahickon Endures as a Place of Comfort and Connection
In a moment when grief has touched the Germantown community, their story reminds us how nature can hold space for healing. Through shared miles and memories, these walkers have weathered loss, celebrated milestones, and carried one another through illness, aging, and mourning. The Wissahickon remains more than a park to them — it is a place of belonging, a landscape of connection, and a reminder that community endures, even in the face of sorrow.
Media Design Fellows Turn Grief Into Art, Advocacy, and a New Vision for Philadelphia
At the “Moment of Sharing” event, Media Design Fellows from Drexel University’s Wealth and Work Futures Lab with the Lindy Institute transformed grief into a collective lens for change, unveiling a body of work that centers healing, data, and narrative inquiry as tools for social repair.
Youth Cultivate Soil and Safety at Sankofa Farm at Bartram’s Garden
Despite being the oldest surviving botanical garden in North America, Bartram’s community farm, Sankofa, continues to serve as a resource for the younger generation.
This is What Freedom Looks Like: A Juneteenth Photo Essay
Photos by Azella Gardens. This past Sunday, Philly held its annual Juneteenth parade in West Philly.
Philly’s African Drum Tradition as Resistance and Ritual
African drum and dance are the heart of Black Music Philadelphia – from ‘tangin’ at block parties to the drum circles at Malcolm X Park. They are acts of memory and resistance, carrying the spirit of the ancestors into the present and the future. African drumming is one of humanity’s oldest technologies. It has been a tool of communication, healing, and ceremony for tens of thousands of years. Rhythms from Mali, Ghana, Senegal, and beyond endured in the forced crossings of the Middle Passage.