Royce Duplessis

Two hundred fifty years after declaring that all people are created equal, we’re still debating who gets to fully participate in our democracy.

The work of this generation is far from finished.

Grateful to have spent time at Spilling the Tea: From the Capitol to the Courtroom during Essence Fest weekend. During the conversation about voting rights, I joined Elizabeth Booker Houston, Ashley Shelton, Janai Nelson, and Demetria McCain to discuss what’s at stake and how we keep building power together.

As America marks its 250th anniversary, the question isn’t whether we’ve come a long way. It’s whether we’re willing to take the next step. Conversations like this one are how we take it.