Tag: Social criticism

• Scorpio Season Reflection: How to Stop Giving Your Power Away to Others

  

  Scorpio energy deserves our love for its deep healing potential and it’s ability to show us a crystal clear image of who we really are as well as who we can be. Scorpio is a zodiac archetype that’s characterized by words such as power, authenticity, and regeneration. The phrase associated with Scorpio is “I desire”,…

  Monben Art

  November 1, 2019

  Culture, Dating, Evil Eye/Mal de Ojo, History, Social criticism, Wellness

  Black History, Cultural Studies, Dating, empowerment, Energy work, History, HowTo, Sex, sexual liberation, Social criticism, Spirituality, Traditions

• Original poem: Innanet Hoes & Misogynist Bros

  

  This poem is for all the dudes who sit behind their computer all day and obsess over what women post on the internet.

  Monben Art

  October 18, 2019

  Black Women, Culture, Gender Politics, Poetry, Popular Culture, Sex, Social criticism, Social media

  feminism, Poetry, sex work, sexual liberation, Social criticism, womanism

• Sojourner Truth’s Love Life: What It Tells Us About Enslavement & Black Women’s History

  

  Sojourner Truth was a multi-talented & multi-lingual women’s rights activist, abolitionist, and preacher who escaped slavery with an infant daughter. But, the side of Sojourner Truth rarely mentioned in popularized narratives about black history is her love life and how the lack of bodily autonomy she was subject to affected her ability to experience intimacy.

  Monben Art

  September 20, 2019

  African Diaspora, American Chattel Slavery, Black Women, Community, Culture, Dating, Gender Politics, History, Popular Culture, Relationships, Social criticism

  Black Women, Dating, History, Social criticism, Sojourner Truth