With the renewed momentum of the Black Lives Matter movement and in acknowledgment that our Leonardo publications do not reflect the diversity of our local community and global network in authorship, review and editing, Leonardo/ISAST feels it critical to implement initiatives to address where we fall short. While as individuals we uphold values of equity, tolerance and inclusion, we had not yet articulated these expectations in official policy.

These reads from Leonardo and Leonardo Music Journal—some of our most-read from August 2019 to August 2020—are free to access, download and share from The MIT Press.