created in response to the carceral system that disproportionately ensnares Black men and women, this work references the qualities of survival and adaptation associated with the chicken in African culture as a way to inspire resiliency in the face of unjust circumstances . In this context, to strut is not merely a performative act of heightened self-regard, it is a cultivated state of being–a sign of the implacable nature of the human spirit.