Audra Robb

ALT Excerpt of text image: Leading lives with integrity, with justice at the center of our work, means choosing to believe that it is never too late to make the right decision. Abolitionist Mariame Kaba wrote that “hope is a discipline,” and it is in that spirit of hope that we offer the following. We believe the following actions, at minimum, offer a path forward. We have already shared these ideas with members of Heinemann leadership over the last several weeks. * Clarify how all Heinemann published curriculum will explicitly reflect the research and scholarship of culturally relevant pedagogy and antiracism * Make equity review guidelines transparent and demonstrate how they will be applied to curriculum * Provide PD for all Heinemann editors in anti-bias, antiracist editing practices * Immediately allow existing authors to terminate their contracts, with their intellectual property intact and the freedom to publish their work elsewhere