In the latest episode of Nuance, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discuss the way Hip-Hop and other forms of music can challenge our biases by introducing us to alternative vocabularies. We also nominate Nas for the Nobel Prize in literature.

Nuance - from Journalist Roberto Alejandro and Police Scientist Mike Wood

Ep. 18: Hip-Hop, Language, and Bias

Nuance is a current events podcast hosted by StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro (PhD, JD) and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. Roberto Alejandro is a former fast food worker, transit bus driver, assistant book preservationist, hospital interpreter, and handyman. He holds a PhD in Religion and Theology from Durham University, a JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law, and is a journalist who reports from Baltimore and New York City. He is also the creator and publisher of Onbckgrnd.com. Michael A. Wood Jr. is a former U.S. Marine and Baltimore police sergeant at the forefront of an emerging field, Police Science, and an advocate for community-led policing. Wood's work has been published in The Guardian, and he has appeared on various television news programs and talk shows, including 'The Young Turks', and 'The Joe Rogan Experience.'

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Nuance - from Journalist Roberto Alejandro and Police Scientist Mike Wood