In this episode, Benesemon Simmons talks about her research on Black women’s experiences in grad classes, assessment biases, organizing and community activist work, and how the academy can support Black teachers, scholars, and students.

In this episode, Ariana Brazier talks about Black joy, children and play-based learning and literacies, community-based work, and how the academy can support Black teachers, scholars, and students.

In this episode, Asao B. Inoue reads from his blogpost titled, "What Does a Labor-Based Grading System Afford You as a Student and Learner in a Writing Course? What are Its Benefits?” This is the fifth and final post in a series of five blogposts turned podcast episodes. Each episode is meant to address questions about grading and grading contracts.

In this episode, James Eubanks talks about the racial, gendered, and geographic realities around being a graduate student in the deep South, writing program administration, misinformation, and how the academy can support Black teachers, scholars, and students.

In this episode, Asao B. Inoue reads from his blogpost titled, "What is a Labor-Based Grading System, and How Will It Produce a Final Course Grade in a Writing Course?" This is the fourth of a series of five blogposts turned podcast episodes. Each episode is meant to address questions about grading and grading contracts.

In this episode, Charlesia McKinney talks about Black feminist theories, the politics of pleasure, Black women literacies, fat studies, embodiment, and how the academy can support Black teachers, scholars, and students.

In this episode, Asao B. Inoue reads from his blogpost titled, "Do Grades Help Students Learn in Classrooms?" This is the third of a series of five blogposts turned podcast episodes. Each episode is meant to address questions about grading and grading contracts.

In this episode, Asao B. Inoue reads from his blogpost titled, "Why Does Conventional Grading Feel So Unfair?" This is the second of a series of five blogposts turned podcast episodes. Each episode is meant to address questions about grading and grading contracts.

In this episode, KáLyn Banks Coghill talks about her origin story and teaching practices, being mentored by Black women, Hoodrat Scholarship, digital violence against Black women, and how the academy can support Black teachers, scholars, and students.

In this episode, Asao B. Inoue reads from his blogpost titled, "Where Does Grading Come From?" This is the first of a series of five blogposts turned podcast episodes. Each episode is meant to address questions about grading and grading contracts.