Royce Duplessis

Sharing the stage with Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, and the Native Land Podcast team at Essence made one thing clear: we can’t just vote and go home.

This moment is about the movement, the goals we’re fighting for, and the future we’re working to build. That future won’t happen by accident. It will be built by staying engaged, staying in the fight, and doing the work ourselves.

We have to be in this fight together!

Of all the titles I’ve been blessed to hold, none means more than Dad. Happy Father’s Day to all fathers and father figures. Today, I celebrate my father, the men who helped shape me, and the awesome privilege of raising my daughter.