I would like to tell you an inspirational story, a real-life story, about myself, the only African American Federal Police Officer for The Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. What would you do if your Chief of Police threatens to hang you from a tree? Black with A Gold Badge, an autobiography is such a story. Although it is an autobiography, it is also a guide to assist persons with filing complaints.

After spending eight years facing discrimination head-on within my agency, I decided it was best to reveal the crimes, racism, and injustice within the ranks of The Department Of Interior – Bureau Of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services. I am ready to publish my book but to do that, I need some outside support.

You will see the actual US Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Freedom of Information Act Request Internal Affairs investigations with real-life documents obtained from the agency investigations, Equal Opportunity Complaints etc. This will allow you to see the inside details of the Crimes, Racism, And Injustice inside the Ranks of the Department Of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services.

What I Need

I am turning to you for help raising the funds that I need to publish, market, and distribute Black with a Gold Badge nationwide. My book is almost complete, I’m currently awaiting investigations files from agency to finish a couple of chapters.

The Impact

My story of trauma and discrimination is one that needs to be better-known. This type of thing should not happen, in the 21st century, let alone within the ranks of a US government agency. Your contributions will help me to spread the word of what I have gone through far and wide.

Other Ways You Can Help

In addition to making a monetary contribution, you can show your support for me and my book by sharing a link to this campaign with all your friends and family. Know someone who is socially conscious? Recommend my book to them on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! I appreciate all your support, and I thank you for taking the time to read about my plans.

“BLACK WITH A GOLD BADGE,” tells my real-life story, an African American Federal Law Enforcement Officer that Reveals the Crimes, Racism, And Injustice inside the Ranks of the Department of Interior – Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services.
Being the only African American Police Officer within the Department of Interior Office of Justice Services Uniformed Division. An Agency with 300 or more federal police officers with the mission is to enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.

Assigned in the Office of Justice Services Division of The Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Department in Standing Rock Agency North Dakota and was required to be relocated from duty station to duty station because of his race. Discriminated against, targeted, investigated, retaliated against and survived in one of the oldest agencies in the U.S. Department of Interior.

The Author

My career with the US Government started in 2000 with The Department of Justice, ten years later I accepted a reassignment as a US Federal Police Officer to another agency. Since 2010 I have faced discrimination within the Department of the Interior (Bureau of Indian Affairs). It was not easy for me to speak up early on, as I feared reprisals and worried that if I fought back against the discrimination I was facing, I would end up ruining my 19-year career in federal law enforcement.

To complicate matters further, I was recently diagnosed with bipolar II disorder, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder, all caused by and exacerbated by the discrimination that has gone on at the Department of the Interior for close to a decade.

It would have been a lot simpler for me to ignore what was going on, but my conscience would not let me do that. I can no longer ignore the pain that I have felt or the pain that I know others in my situation will feel if this type of discrimination remains the norm. Instead of allowing this discrimination to ruin my life, I have been writting a book – Black with a Gold Badge – all about my experiences.