Romany Malco Talks Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison and Why Black Creators Must Own Their Art

Actor, writer, and director brings the fictional life story of an ex-con in a new satirical comedy, “Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison.” (Geoff Browne)

Speaking with Romany Malco over the phone mid-afternoon to promote his new independent film Tijuana Jackson Purpose over Prison was a bit of a challenge. Amid the whirlwind of plugging his project, he was fielding incoming business calls while balancing father lunch duties but dealing with challenges is nothing new to Malco…