# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a conversation with Bill Rhoden, author of 40 Million Dollar Salves in conversation with Warrior's Guard Moses Moody.About this EventIn celebration of the 20th Anniversary of 40 Million Dollar Slaves, NYTimes sportswriter, Bill Rhoden and Golden State Warrior's Guard, Moses Moody will discuss why — for all their money, fame and achievement, Black athletes are still on the periphery of true power in the multibillion dollar industry their talent built.From Jackie Robinson to Muhammad Ali and Arthur Ashe, African American athletes have been at the center of modern culture, their on-the-field heroics admired and stratospheric earnings envied. But for all their money, fame, and achievement, says New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden, Black athletes still find themselves on the periphery of true power in the multibillion-dollar industry their talent built.Provocative and controversial, Rhoden’s $40 Million Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of Black athletes in the United States, from the plantation to their beginnings in nineteenth-century boxing rings to the history-making accomplishments of notable figures such as Jesse Owens, Althea Gibson, and Willie Mays. Rhoden reveals that Black athletes’ “evolution” has merely been a journey from literal plantations—where sports were introduced as diversions to quell revolutionary stirrings—to today’s figurative ones, in the form of collegiate and professional sports programs. He details the “conveyor belt” that brings kids from inner cities and small towns to big-time programs, where they’re cut off from their roots and exploited by team owners, sports agents, and the media. He also sets his sights on athletes like Michael Jordan, who he says have abdicated their responsibility to the community with an apathy that borders on treason.The power Black athletes have today is as limited as when masters forced their slaves to race and fight. The primary difference is, today’s shackles are invisible.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oakland/bill-rhoden-w-moses-moody-40-million-dollar-slaves/100001991328657620
- **Event Categories**: sports, art, literary-art, kids
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  - Location: Marcus Books
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 26, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Oakland
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Marcus Books
- **lat**: 37.8291726
- **long**: -122.2684202
- **full address**: Marcus Books, 3900 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Oakland, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves being held?
  - **A:** Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves takes place on Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Fri, 14 Aug, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Marcus Books, 3900 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Oakland, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves?
  - **A:** Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves is organized by Marcus Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oakland, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Bill Rhoden w/ Moses Moody // 40 Million Dollar Slaves sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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