"Black, White, and Gray All Over" wins the Reader Views Grand Prize Silver Award in Non-Fiction

AUSTIN, Texas - March 9, 2022 - PRLog -- Reader Views announces Black, White and Gray All Over by Frederick Douglass Reynolds as one of the overall grand prize winners in non-fiction, taking home the silver award, an award honored with a cash prize and special marketing promotions.

"Black, White, and Gray All Over," is a story about the life of Frederick Douglass Reynolds. Going from a confused child to a teenager whose life could have gone in the wrong direction to a man whose past led him to a career in law enforcement in one of the roughest places there is, Compton, California. It is a compelling and attention-grabbing story that is extremely relevant in the world today.

Kathy Stickles with Reader Views says, "Mr. Reynolds has not hidden away or tried to sugar-coat any part of his life in the telling of his story. It is honest, brutal, and very complex… This story made him the man he is today, but not without many problems and regrets on his part… yet, he believed in what he was doing, and kept going…"

Black, White, and Gray All Over (ISBN 9781638485216, MindStir Media, 2021) is available at online bookstores.

Frederick Douglass Reynolds is a former Compton police officer, and a retired LA County Sheriff's Homicide Sergeant with a combined 32 years of experience working in some of the worst areas of Los Angeles County. He retired in 2017 with over seventy-five commendations including a Chief's Citation, five Chief's commendations, one Exemplary Service Award, two Distinguished Service Awards, two Distinguished Service Medals, one city of Carson Certificate of Commendation, three City of Compton Certificate of Recognition, one city of Compton Public Service Hero award, one California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition, two State Senate Certificates of Recognition, a County of Los Angeles Certificate of Commendation, one Meritorious Service Award, two City of Compton Employee of the Year Awards, and two California Officer of the Year awards. He lives in Southern California with his wife, Carolyn, and their daughter Lauren and their young son, Desmond. They have six other adult children and nine grandchildren. Learn more at https://authorfrederickreynolds.com/.

The Reader Views Literary Awards program helps level the playing field for self-published authors, allowing readers to recognize the most creative and exciting new books in the industry. The program is recognized industry-wide as one of the most respected literary awards programs for independent authors. Top honors include cash prizes totaling $2,500. Learn more at http://www.readerviews.com/.