[6] Cross attended Clark Atlanta University, where she majored in mass communications with an emphasis on radio, television, and film.
[2] Cross has spent over 20 years working with media and politics,[1] covering local, state, and federal campaigns and elections, as well as Washington D.C.
[4][8] Cross was also the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for BET Networks and later became a resident fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics.
During her October 8 broadcast, Cross said the Tagovailoa's treatment showed that white NFL coaches fail to protect "Black bodies."
[14] In response to the cancellation, Cross stated, "I am disheartened to learn of MSNBC's decision to cancel my show, The Cross Connection, at such a crucial time — four days before the midterm elections... With a rapidly changing media landscape, I look forward to maintaining a platform that continues to reflect the changing demographics of the country.