"Saving the African American Child (1984) offered a set of guidelines to stakeholders who have an interest in and commitment to the education of African American children. Cultural and Educational Excellence Revisited suggests that although this interest and commitment has captured the attention of researchers for over two decades, there is a need to take stock and make efforts to understand whether or not things have progressed, regressed or remained the same." "In Cultural and Educational Excellence Revisited the authors question the assignment of time and effort to improve the performances of schools serving learners of African descent while ignoring the cultural excellence issue. Of what value is excellent school performance with learners of African descent, we ask, if those learners are to graduate and enter a world not characterized by cultural excellence?" "In Cultural and Educational Excellence Revisited, the prevailing view of leadership as the capacity to influence behaviors and attitudes in an organizational context is explored against the opportunities for educational and cultural excellence." "The view surrounds an expectation that leaders can produce positive results through both their ability and willingness to think critically and solve problems. This view can be examined by inspecting the content, subjects, and knowledge covered in the curriculum of the schools historically."