Digital Extra: Rodney Jones on the impact of poverty and media on Black men
In this Road Scholars digital extra, Former felon Rodney Jones discusses the impact of poverty on people and their life decisions. He also reflects on how he did not see positive examples in media and pop culture to look up to, and made decisions that hurt those that he loved the most, including his own mother.
Jones reunited with some of the young men whom he mentored back in 2009 when they all took part in an oral history project. During intimate conversations recorded in 2023, they talk about navigating the reality of being a Black man in America today.
Watch more of Glover’s story in the four-part digital series, Road Scholars, which showcases conversations that offer hope, inspiration, and a possible roadmap for change.
