Muhammad's Historically Responsive Literacy Framework is essentialfor all students, especially youth of colour, who traditionallyhave been marginalized in learning standards, school policies,and classroom practices.The framework promotes four learning goals-or pursuits: identitydevelopment, skill development, intellectual development, criticality.It is a work of considerablestrength and raises significant questions for all white practitionersto ask themselves about their unconscious biases.Rachel Clarke, IndependentReading Consultant