Much of the history and study of leadership in general has omitted "other" perspectives in the literature. The same is true in educational leadership in general, and the principalship in particular. The discourse of the history of African Americans and their struggle to achieve equity in education has been enhanced by the work of noted scholars. However, this story is not complete without a discussion of the lives of African-American leaders, especially principals. It is also important that these histories are reported from perspectives of African-American scholars who do not present them from a deficit perspective. The purpose of this article is to disrupt the broader societal narrative of effective African-American principals of urban schools as portrayed in movies and media. The author is using critical race theory (CRT) as an analytical framework and relying on its themes to construct a counternarrative that challenges general societal assumptions about African Americans in general and urban African-American principals specifically. He briefly describes its hallmark themes. Next, he summarizes and then examines two films about African-American principals, "Lean on Me" (1989) and "Heart of Stone" (2009), using CRT. In the last part of the article, the author presents some recommendations for practice. He intends to start a line of inquiry that will expand the ideas and/or issues that may inadvertently support the idea of the hero leader. He concludes with a call for more research into this important area. (Contains 1 note.)