Kathleen Cross is an author, educator and speaker who has been a guest on numerous television and radio shows including Oprah, Montel and Dr. Phil to discuss the complexities of ethnic identity and cross-cultural communication.

Ms. Cross is the author of Skin Deep (Avon, 1999) an award-winning novel exploring issues of race and ethnic identity, and Schooling Carmen (Avon, 2004) the story of an East L.A. high school counselor whose survival depends on her ability to embrace change. Kathleen was named an expert by California Superior Courts on issues of race and cultural sensitivity, was featured in EBONY magazine in an article she wrote about the social complexities of multi-ethnic identity, and is included in Bruce Caine’s photo-essay book, Our Common Ground: Portraits of Blacks Changing the Face of America, (Crown, 1994) for which she wrote the forward.

Cross is currently writing a non-fiction history book entitled Know Good White People which challenges the existing paradigm for mainstream American hero worship to include anti-racist whites. In addition to her literary endeavors, she serves on the Board of Directors of “Oneness,” a non-profit organization whose mission is “The promotion of racial unity through the arts and education.”

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.

Kathleen and her four daughters reside in the Los Angeles area.