The Duck Commander Family by Willie Robertson

Chicken Strips: In this chapter, Willie and Korie marry when Korie is only 18 - but only after dealing with Korie’s father - and their lives are shaped and prepared to someday take the family business to another level.You’ll see the Robertson boys fending for themselves as father Phil was out running nets and selling his newly invented duck calls and matriarch Miss Kay was out working to keep the family afloat. Fried Bologna: Here you’ll get an inside look at what it was like to grow up Robertson before all the fame and money came in.Chapters are built around recipes that represent each stage of the Robertson life - chapters like. And that’s what this family is all about - sharing, caring for one another, and the love of good food. Anyone with a good story - whether it be a hunting escapade or one of the children’s antics - is welcome to share. “But I also think it’s important for wherever you come from to know your history and also to know your roots.For the Robertsons, family is typified by the dinner table, where both food and fables are dished up with equal care. “I think love should be what connects a family,” Yandy Harris told the teen.

The Harrisses talked to the family about issues including unconscious bias, the need to discuss what to do if the police pulled the younger Robertson over – and the importance of acknowledging his race. “I would look myself in the mirror and be like, ‘Oh, I’m just a little bit darker,’” he said. said he was the only Black student in his class. Now 19 and in college, Willie Robertson Jr. “When ‘Duck Dynasty’ hit, when we were on television and you had all these racist people on there making all kind of ugly comments,” Willie Robertson said, “For us, it was weird because then now he can see that.”Īs Willie recalled, they were told it would take a couple of years to adopt unless they were interested in a biracial child, noting agencies said “those are the hardest ones to place in the South.” Who’s the Black kid? Who does he belong to?’” about their son who was 10 when the series debuted in 2012. Korie Robertson said they had never really thought about race until the show became a hit and viewers started making remarks like “Wait.

The Robertsons adopted their biracial son, Will Robertson Jr., as a newborn after being told the wait was longer unless they adopted a biracial child. The pair were joined by another married couple from reality TV, “Love & Hip Hop” stars Yandy and Mendeecees Harris, who are Black. The couple, made famous by the hit A& E reality series “Duck Dynasty,” had a frank conversation about race on the premiere episode of their new Facebook Watch series, “At Home With the Robertsons.”

Korie and Willie Robertson have gotten candid about raising a biracial son.

The Duck Commander Family by Willie Robertson