Archive for August, 2009
Bey IV tried to strong-arm follower, recordings reveal
Yusuf Bey IV tried several times last year to persuade one of his former followers from Your Black Muslim Bakery not to testify against him in a kidnapping and torture case, recorded telephone calls reveal. Sometimes cajoling, sometimes making veiled threats, Bey IV repeatedly asked Kahlil Raheem not to cooperate with prosecutors even if it meant that Raheem would be locked up.
Judge: Yusuf Bey IV must stand trial on kidnap and torture charges
A judge on Friday shot down Yusuf Bey IV’s attempt to dismiss kidnapping and torture charges against him, quickly ruling that there remains “incredibly damaging” evidence.
Oakland’s next police chief introduced at City Hall
Oakland’s police chief-to-be was formally introduced Monday at an afternoon news conference in Mayor Ron Dellums’ office. “This is a very learned and scholarly person who is brilliant, competent and capable, who has the respect of his fellow police officers in Long Beach and respect for the community,” Dellums said.
Commentary: Anthony Batts is a welcome pick as Oakland police chief
Commentary: Good luck, chief. Welcome to Oakland.
Oakland taps Long Beach chief to head police department
Mayor Ron Dellums announced Wednesday that Long Beach police Chief Anthony Batts will be Oakland’s next top cop. He will begin his tenure in September.
Black Journalists’ Association Announces Winners of Salute to Excellence Awards
TAMPA, FLA. – August 8, 2009 – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced that The Chauncey Bailey Project won two of its annual Salute to Excellence Awards tonight at a gala at the Tampa Convention Center, host to the organization’s 2009 Annual Convention and Career Fair.
Appeals briefs allege fratricide in bakery struggle
Alfonza Phillips, convicted of murdering Antar Bey in 2005, says his conviction should be overturned because he was denied the chance to claim at trial that Bey actually was ordered slain by his own brother, Yusuf Bey IV, in a fratricidal power struggle for control of Oakland’s Your Black Muslim Bakery.
Chauncey Bailey’s family still in pain two years after slaying
The pain of their brother’s slaying remains acute for journalist Chauncey Bailey’s siblings two years after officials say he was killed in an effort to stop him from writing about Your Black Muslim Bakery in the Oakland Post.
The Oakland Post pushes forward despite loss of its prolific editor
Two years after he was gunned down at 14th and Alice streets, Chauncey Bailey is still listed as editor of the Oakland Post in the newspaper’s masthead. No one at the Post wants to let him go.
The Courageous Message
Chauncey Bailey’s brother, Mark M. Cooley, marks the second anniversary of his brother’s death with a poem.
Slideshow: Michael J. Wills Jr.
A Day Late in Oakland
Evidence Ignored: A Timeline
Chauncey Bailey: life and work
Bailey killing figure had troubled youth
Secret video raises questions about bakery leader’s role in Bailey killing
Unsolved 1986 slaying of baker linked to founder of Your Black Muslim Bakery
Women, Part II: Testimony reveals a life of abuse, toil for women of Your Black Muslim Bakery
Women, Part I: One police officer cracked abuse case against Yusuf Bey
Nedir Bey evades trouble over election finances
Were Oakland police afraid of Black Muslim bakery?
Muslim bakery family linked to real estate broker accused of fraud
