Founder and President of Black Male Impact.
Dr. Richard A. Cross is the Founder and President of Black Male Impact. He recently earned his doctoral degree in Higher Educational Leadership. His focus is to help change the narrative for Black men with a salient focus that includes empowering and inspiring the next generation. Dr. Cross is action and solution-oriented, purpose-driven, committed to positively impacting and mentoring the next generation to realize their full potential and to let them know that innately they have what it takes to achieve what is possible.
He is an empowering and transformative leader and thinker who is focused on making a positive impact. However, before it looked this great, for many, it did not, including himself; see where he is today as a possible future. When someone is raised with poverty all around them, sometimes it is hard to see beyond it, even though they may desire more. Many different transitions happened to get to this point which he has shared in his most requested book, Going Beyond Limitations.
Dr. Cross has over 11+ years of serving in higher education, from being a first-year experience instructor and Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, to working as a Retention Specialist and Director of Mentoring and Tutoring. He offers an array of skills in social and emotional intelligence, leadership, training, mentoring, and motivation.
He prides himself on being an avid writer, learner, hard worker, and transformational leader who helps position schools and organizations to cultivate a positive work environment that helps with overall achievements.
His most notable achievements include:
- Successfully published 40+ books which include, Going Beyond Limitations, Letters to Future Black Male Educators, and The Student Oracle.
- Developed innovative, creative, and culturally relevant programs that help the most vulnerable and underserved students to achieve academic success while, at the same time, helping students to develop positive self-identity and learn ways to be self-motivated. He recently conducted research on economic mobility for Black men which will be published later this year.
- Created a mentoring box that contains insightful information to help Black male students develop a positive self-image, and learn about change agents, innovators, and pioneers who have contributed significantly to the Black culture and humanity as a whole.