Kathleen Cross
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Author / Writer |
| Location | California, United States |
| Introduction | Kathleen Cross is an author, educator and speaker who has been a guest on numerous television and radio shows including Oprah, Montel, Dr. Phil and Michael Baisden. Kathleen’s first novel, Skin Deep, (Avon, 1999 1st edition / WillliamBlue, 2011 2nd edition) won the Black Writers Alliance Gold Pen Award for its exploration of race, colorism and ethnic identity. Kathleen is also the author of Schooling Carmen (Avon, 2004) a fictional account of a bigoted East L.A. high school counselor whose life is threatened by her inability to embrace change. Cross has taught at the elementary, secondary and university levels, and after over a decade of work as an education consultant working to improve teaching and learning for urban students of color, she now divides her time between writing, speaking and community service. |
| Interests | "You dance inside my chest where no one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art." - Rumi |
| Favorite movies | Color Purple, Whale Rider, Tsotsi, Tombstone, Something is Killing Tate, Office Space, The Princess Bride, Madagascar II |
| Favorite music | Sting, Anthony Hamilton, Luther Vandross, Sade, Hope Shorter, John Legend, Dave Hollister, Adele, Carlton Blount |
| Favorite books | The Delight of Hearts by Haji Mirza Haydar Ali, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Cosmic Serpent by Jeremy Narby, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, The Seven Mysteries of Life by Guy Murchie, The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Skin Deep by Kathleen Cross |