Love Now Media

05/04/2022

🚨 New Article Alert!!

Respect on her name: AAMP’s new director of programs has deep roots in activism and the arts.

By Sherry L. Howard

“All the ways I’ve worked with people have brought me to this moment,” she says. “All the things I’m passionate about, all my natural skills. I just want to elevate the profile of the museum, and I want to stay authentic to the people that need to be served. So, I want to throw a little sparkle on it.” ~Nina “Lyrispect” Ball

Link in bio or visit lovenowmedia.com

05/03/2022

Raphael Xavier drops some knowledge about what it means for him to be grounded and the connection between land, space, and movement at our last Lunch & Love.

Join us this Thursday for our panel on rest. Link in bio to RSVP.

04/28/2022

Episode 7 of Conscious Connections with Nicole Blackson, A Playlist For Love, is out today! Thanks to guests Roberta and Cobbina Frempong for sharing their love story and many songs quotes from some of your faves. 🙃

Check it out and leave us a review on Apple podcasts if you love it. Find the link below. ♥️♥️🎵

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conscious-connections-with-nicole-blackson/id1615711712?i=1000558992008

04/26/2022

“Play gives me fuel strength and healing.” @drjw3

Check out what more Dr. John Graves III has to say about the healing arts ❤️‍🩹 🎭 at our first Lunch and Love.

Check out the link in our bio to see what we’ll talk about at the next one!

#lovenowmedia #lunchandlove #healingarts

04/22/2022

Love Now Media Presents: Lunch & Love - The Politics of Play

Join us for part three of "Lunch & Love: The Politics of Play" happening on Thursday, May 5th at Atiya Ola's Cafe. Hosted by Love Now Media's Strategic Storyteller, Sincerely Syreeta we'll explore Rest as Resistance. Visit LunchandLove.Eventbrite.com to RSVP today.

A special thank you to The Lenfest Institute for Journalism and Black & Brown Founders for support in presenting this event series.

Love Now Media presents Lunch & Love, a four-part event series designed to spark joy, wellness, and reflection.

04/21/2022

Episode 6 of Conscious Connections with Nicole Blackson is out!

So happy to have jazz musicians Angie & Michael Greco on the show. They even brought us a little surprise but you’ll have to watch the video version on Monday to see what it is 🤗

#podcast #love

04/21/2022

It's a perfect day for a lunch date! Meet us at Atiya Ola's (310 South 48th St.) for Lunch & Love and a hearty discussion about The Politics of Play that affect our daily lives, joy, and wellness. There's still time to save your seat! RSVP!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-now-medias-lunch-love-the-politics-of-play-tickets-309819998957?ref=eios

04/20/2022

“We carry a lot of stress, but when I’m playing or I’m in that creative space of freedom, I feel like I’m releasing those positive endorphins into my body and that’s important “

Alia Sutton-Bey at our 1st Lunch & Love discussing her engagement with play.

RSVP and join us at Noon tomorrow with a brand new panel for a discussion on play, space, and placemaking. We’ll be at Atiya Ola’s vegetarian restaurant of course 😋. Link + details below! ♥️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-now-medias-lunch-love-the-politics-of-play-tickets-309819998957?ref=eios

#lunchandlove #ThePoliticsOfPlay

04/19/2022

We're ✌️ days away from our next Lunch & Love event at Atiya Ola's. The weather is warming and outside is reopening. What does this mean for The Politics of Play--especially as it relates to joy, land, space, and placemaking? Let's talk about it.

RSVP at the link in bio! ♥️

04/15/2022

New Article Alert 🚨

Entertainment, in the community, and behind prison walls: Pamela Hooks commitment to storytelling is a lifeline

By Kristin Holmes

Read the full article at the link below and find more articles at lovenowmedia.com

https://lovenowmedia.com/entertainment-in-the-community-and-behind-prison-walls-pamela-hooks-commitment-to-storytelling-is-a-lifeline/

#news #prison #community #storytelling #lifeline #lovenownews #lovenowmedia

04/14/2022

Episode 5, Worth The Wait, featuring Andrea Lawful Sanders & John Sanders aka Muva & Mister ♥️ is out today!

What does a conscious connection look like when you start off as friends with your partner first?

Listen to this delightful episode wherever you listen to podcasts and check out our YouTube on Mondays for the video version. (Link below)

Please leave a rating and review. We’d love to hear your thoughts. ♥️

https://linktr.ee/lovenowmedia?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=9db23947-8d74-487a-9b71-a57a854074dd

#lovenowmedia #ccpodcast #ConsciousConnections #podcast #marriagegoals #friendshipfirst

04/13/2022

Love Now Media’s, The Politics of Play theme is in motion.

Here are some photos from our first Lunch & Love ❤️

Join us Thursday, April 21 for the next panel. Good food. Good vibes. Good energy. Come share the love 💗

#TPOP #thepoliticsofplay #atiyaolasrawvegancafe #westphilly #lovenow #LoveNowMedia

04/12/2022

Another Love Now Media Love Ambassador for your timelines…

Rosilyn Muñoz is a counselor for the School District of Philadelphia. She also serves as a school academic roster chair as well as the graduation coordinator. Muñoz has worked in the education field for 14 years. She loves to cook, create, and travel.

Check out lovenowmedia.com to hear more about Rosilyn’s views on love and leadership.

#sharethelove #loveambassador #locenowmedia

04/08/2022

We had such a good discussion on the importance of play at our first Lunch & Love!

We are so thankful to our moderator and panelists, Pam Hooks, Dr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon, Alia Sutton-Bey @asuttonbey, & Dr. John W. Graves III @drjw3.

Many more thanks to the wonderful folks over at @atiya_olas_spirit_first_foods for caring for us so well. ♥️

Support these beautifully talented and skilled business professionals in the meantime and join us for the next one on April 21!!

#lunchandlove #lovenowmedia #community #smallbizowner #play #vegan #foodies #TPOP #ThePoliticsOfPlay

04/07/2022

Ok we’re gonna try this again!

Episode 4, #SafeHaven, is up and on your feeds. Listen with your #lover and let us know…Do you feel safe with your partner and in what ways do they make you feel safe?
🤔

#consciousconnections #safehaven #sanctuary #religion #safespace #compromise #podcast #lovenowmedia #podin #loveandrelationships

04/07/2022

We are live and in-person today for our very first Lunch & Love on the Politics of Play.

We have some great panelists who are extremely experienced in what it means to play! Come join us at Atiya Ola’s on 48th between Spruce & Pine!

#vegan #vegetarian #rawfood #love #heartfood #PoliticsOfPlay

04/06/2022

Join us tomorrow, 4/7 for the first Lunch & Love event at Atiya Ola's Cafe. Enjoy vegetarian, vegan or raw food as Pam Hooks hosts a conversation with:

- Alia Sutton-Bey (@asuttonbey: 2021 Philadelphia Business Journal Diversity Leader in Business Honoree)

- Dr. John W. Graves III (@drjw3: Love Ambassador, entrepreneur, playwright, and performing artist), and…

- Dr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon (Temple University Professor).

Light refreshments will be provided. Additional food and drink are available for purchase.

RSVP via the link in bio today!

04/03/2022

“I’m glad that it’s visible to the public because we weren’t sure if it was going to be,” Solomon explains. “When we looked it up online – when we looked up this particular spot, Theory Gallery, we were like, ‘Is it going to be visible to the public? Are people going to be able to see it?’ Because that was the main focus around this whole project: visibility.”

Read full article at the link below

https://lovenowmedia.com/solomon-love-temples-visibility-sparked-art-controversy/

#love #art #murals #visibility

03/31/2022

Meet one of Love Now Media’s Love Ambassadors and follow @heres2coolstuff, @drjw3, and @jgproductions1 to see what he’s working on next ♥️

John W. Graves III is a Philly native who serves as a playwright, director, choreographer, songwriter and arranger, educator, producer, entrepreneur, and performing artist. Graves has traveled throughout the U.S. performing and facilitating seminars, classes, and workshops in art education and the performing arts. Currently, he can be found at JGP Studio (1214 South St.) where he continues to study and thrive in his crafts along with educating and supporting artists throughout the region. He hosts numerous programs throughout the year in community service and art education for children, teens, and adults, and presents productions annually.

READ MORE about what he has to say about love at www.lovenowmedia.com

#loveambassador

03/30/2022

Episode 4, Safe Haven, of Conscious Connections with Nicole Blackson drops tomorrow.

SUBSCRIBE wherever you listen to podcasts so it hits your feed. ♥️

#consciousconnections #safespace #comprimise #love

03/29/2022

Love & Words Volume 1 is out now! A full collection of people and their love inspired stories of work.

With so many people dissatisfied with their work and careers it is refreshing to read such passion.

A wonderful complement to the Be. Do. Love video series, get you one!

#loveandwork #bedolove #lovenowmedia #ilovemyjob

03/25/2022

Last night was beautiful. We had our first live event in a loooooong time and we couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to celebrate with us. Thanks to everyone who came out in the rain to the launch of our new podcast Conscious Connections with Nicole Blackson. We hope you felt all the love in the room. ♥️♥️♥️

Looking forward to seeing many more of you in the near future.

Say this chant and have a wonderful weekend! …with love ❤️

03/24/2022

TODAY IS THEEEEE DAY! We’re launching our long awaited podcast Conscious Connections with Nicole Blackson!

Feel the love. Hear the truth. ♥️

Come join us tonight for some mingling, tunes from the great @jakeyalimitless, our 1 min Love storytelling competition, and a chance to get to know some of the couples from the season so far!

♥️This was definitely a testament to love and empathy. Thanks for sharing your love stories! 🙏🤗

@thetranscapitalist & @theresa_s_thames
@ethepoetmc & @lady_sarkazym
@wind_parade & Michael Greco
@superstarsteveg & @complete_woman_llc
@islddva & Mister
Waliyyah Muhsin & Zita Castillo

RSVP
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-party-conscious-connections-podcast-tickets-294061805777?ref=l

03/23/2022

Looking forward to sharing what we’ve been working on with you tomorrow at 6pm for our Conscious Connections podcast launch @sol_gardenstudio. Can’t wait to see everyone!

RSVP at the link in our bio!

03/22/2022

Join us this Thursday at 6pm @sol_gardenstudio for the launch of our latest podcast, Conscious Connections with Nicole Blackson.

Meet the couples, feel the love, hear the truth, and join the conversation. We’ll have live performances by songwriter and vocalist, @jakeyalimitless , our 1 min love storytelling contest, and you’ll get to hear some of the new show. Come celebrate with us! ♥️ RSVP link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-party-conscious-connections-podcast-tickets-294061805777?ref=eios

#paywhatyouwish

03/22/2022

A photo may be worth a thousand words but on Thursday a 1:00 minute story can win you $100!

Attending the Conscious Connections Podcast launch party? Be ready to enter our love storytelling competition and take home the cash prize. RSVP via the link

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/launch-party-conscious-connections-podcast-tickets-294061805777?ref=eios

#lovestories #winnertakesall #lovenowmedia #consciousconnections