The first slug tore through Bailey from the side, at shoulder level, shredding the tops of his lungs and his trachea. The second came nearly straight on from the front and tore open his abdomen. The gunman began to run off, but then turned back to fire...

Bay Area were in a unique situation to do something about it, which was finish his work and send a message: killing a journalist is a futile action if the intent is to avoid journalistic scrutiny. Eventually, a group of journalists, students, non-profit...

Oakland Post editor Chauncey Bailey was gunned down in 2007 on the orders of Yusuf Bey IV, a former colleague at the Oakland Tribune, Thomas Peele, was appointed lead reporter for the Chauncey Bailey Project. This unique investigative coalition played a...

IV seized control by killing off his rivals, including one of his brothers. He proceeded to run the family business into the ground and sow terror. His oversized ego made him think he could get away with killing Bailey. I suspect he might have succeeded...

A book recounting the dawn, growth and murderous crescendo of Oakland's Your Black Muslim Bakery is about to hit the stands, penned by one of the Chauncey Bailey Project's lead reporters and adding new details to the sensational case. "Killing the...

Among other cases, the ruling is expected to influence a South Bay college student's lawsuit against the FBI for placing a secret GPS device on his car in 2010 and Yusuf Bey IV's appeal of his conviction in the 2007 murder of Oakland journalist...