Author Description

Black Pearl is Dennis Patterson's life story living as an African American in Idaho. It is a journey that begins with a young boy coming to grips with the truth of race and racism. As he travels the path to racism he is inspired by his parents and Black heroes to stand up and speak out against injustice. Later in his fight against racism for one man leads to four years of abuse, harassment, and retribution by Idaho's largest employer. He persevered and never lost hope. Today he continues the fight for fairness, justice and equality.