In this episode of And Now, Love, Cynthia Marks sits down with artist, father, community organizer, and Sidewalk Project leader Crushow Herring. Crushow’s story is not simply about art. It is about becoming. He speaks openly about growing up between Kansas City and Los Angeles, missing his father, finding expression through drawing, basketball, graffiti, and street culture, and eventually facing the painful reality that the world did not see him the way he had once believed it would. After returning to Los Angeles, Crushow found himself in Skid Row. What began as survival slowly became connection. He started listening to people’s stories, learning why they were there, and seeing the humanity that so many others overlook. Then fatherhood changed everything. Crushow says his son saved his life. Becoming a father gave him a reason to stop surviving the old way and begin living with purpose. That purpose now moves through his art, his murals, The Sidewalk Project, and his work helping communities feel seen, heard, and valued. This conversation explores fatherhood, faith, Skid Row, public art, healing, community, and the choice to live from one’s authentic purpose instead of becoming the statistic the world expected. Listen to your dreams and live from your heart. Topics include: * Fatherhood as transformation * Art as healing * Skid Row as community * The Sidewalk Project * Public murals and cultural memory * Living with purpose * Faith, service, and humanity * Seeing people others overlook * Breaking cycles through love