Chauncey Bailey

Chauncey Wendell Bailey, Jr. was an American journalist, noted for his work primarily on issues of the African American community. He served as editorinchief of The Oakland Post in Oakland, California from June 2007 until his death. His 37year career in journalism included lengthy periods as a reporter at The Detroit News and The Oakland Tribune. He was shot dead on a Downtown Oakland street on August 2, 2007. His death outraged fellow journalists, who joined together to create the Chauncey Bailey Project dedicated to continuing his work and uncovering the facts of his murder. In June 2011 Yusuf Bey IV, a local bakery owner, and his associate Antoine Mackey were convicted of ordering Baileys murder. A third man, bakery handyman Devaughndre Brousard, had earlier confessed to being the triggerman. Bailey had been doing investigative reporting about Bey and his business Bailey was the first American journalist killed for domestic reporting since 1976.

Chauncey was born in Oakland, California into a Catholic family who were members of St. Benedicts Catholic Church on 82nd Avenue. He lived in East Oakland neighborhoods for many years and attended Hayward High School in the nearby city of Hayward. Bailey earned an associate degree from Oaklands old Merritt Community College in 1968, and a Bachelors in Journalism from San Jose State University in 1972.

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