Three Haikus

dim

history dimmed

an elevated Black woman

not progressive enough

snip

tall poppy syndrome

roots in connecting sidewalks

race and sex: the snip

carry

crabs in a barrel

crying, “what about me?” while atop

the shoulders of Black women

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Ajanet Rountree is the Managing Editor of Freedom’s Plow and the Program Coordinator at the John Mitchell, Jr. Program for History, Justice, and Race.