Power Trip

The Power of Strutting in a Black Body

It’s a vision of a free black future that keeps us on our feet

Illustration: Daniel Fishel

In ideal circumstances, the human body flows in a state of strut. A jauntiness, an ease. A response to the rhythms that animate the earth. To strut is to reflect the graceful rotation of the planet in one’s breath, in one’s step, in the pace and melody…