William Rhoden Biography

William Rhoden worked for more than three years as a writer and jazz critic for The Baltimore Sun after serving as an assistant editor of Ebony magazine from 1974 to 1978. He has been a mainstay on the prestigious program Sports Reporters for 14 years and served as a consultant and guest on ESPN's Sports Century Series. In July 2006, Rhoden published his first book, titled Forty Million Dollar Slaves, which provided a political and cultural examination of African-American athletes, highlighting their contributions to history as individuals like Jesse Owens, Althea Gibson, and Willie Mays.

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