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Consider this second edition of \u003cem\u003eCulturally Proficient Leadership\u003c\/em\u003eyour personal road map for navigating that journey.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Each chapter of \u003cem\u003eCulturally Proficient Leadership\u003c\/em\u003e invites you to put your experiences up front and challenges you to reframe your story based on multiple viewpoints—now, notably, with the addition of new coauthors Delores Lindsey and Eloise Kemp Terrell, who have their own remarkable stories and insight to share. 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