In this episode of Office Hours with Professor Carl Tone Jones, we get straight to the point as we examine the challenges, perceptions, and controversies surrounding heterosexual Black American men both within and outside of the Black community. We explore questions of accountability, media representation, social narratives, community relationships, and leadership while asking an important question: Who has a role in changing the current tide—and what does that responsibility look like?

Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that tackles difficult issues head-on, challenges assumptions, and encourages honest dialogue about the future of Black men, Black families, and the broader community.

Tune in for a discussion that is sure to spark conversation, reflection, and debate.

Trigger warning this episode contains discussions of intimate partners violence, homicide, domestic abuse, coercive control, pregnancy-related violence, trauma, and the loss of both mothers and unborn children. Listener discretion is strongly advised.

This episode is dedicated to Tamarra Deloache, aka Scarlet a beautiful woman. mother, sister, and friends to so many this is for her daughter who need took a breath and her son who gas to continue in this world without his parents. The many families forever impacted by intimate partner violence. Before continuing, I want to acknowledge that there is an active criminal case connected to this tragedy and that all individuals charged with a crime are presumed innocents unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing in this episode should be interpreted as a legal conclusion or attempt to interfere with judicial proceeding. This conversation reflects personal grief , public concern, publicly available information, and broader discussions surrounding intimate partner violence in America.

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