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Kabaka Oba shot outside City Hall

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It was a very eventful and sad day Wednesday. On my new City Hall beat for The Cincinnati Post, I’m discovering I’ll never know what might happen. Kabaka Oba – or anyone, for that matter – being shot right in front of City Hall, during a City Council meeting, no less, was not in my Top Ten of things I thought I’d ever see.

I wrote a first person and a main news story about yesterday’s events for The Post. I will likely share more about what happened yesterday here.

For now, though, I am discovering more and more why I love journalism. Not because of what I get to see (though that sometimes is true), but because of what I get to experience in the life of this city, this state, this country, this world – the good, the bad and the ugly.

On a weirdly happier note, Mama was proud this morning. I made The New York Times. Even if is only me, in a photo, on a cell phone, doing my job – and with the sad circumstances unfolding before me.

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4 responses to “Kabaka Oba shot outside City Hall”

  1. Kimberly Avatar
    Kimberly

    I saw you live on television while at work…
    I used to cover City Hall, it’s something I didn’t think would ever happen either, but there it was.
    I even had to go down there and see it for myself.

  2. Nubian Oracle Avatar
    Nubian Oracle

    Cincinnati Change Media Statement

    From Chairman of Cincinnati Change Fred Hargrove, Sr., PE, MBA

    For Immediate Release: April 15, 2006

    Contact: Nubian Oracle [email protected]

    Cincinnati Change Fred Hargrove, Sr. issues the following statement on the passing of Michael Bailey [ General Kabaka Oba].”I hereby express my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family of Michael Bailey as Chairman of Cincinnati Change. Michael Bailey, 47, who was also known as General Kabaka Oba is dead.

    I did not know Michael Bailey for many years and was introduced to him through Cincinnati Change’s support for some of the ideals of the Millions More Movement.

    Even though he was controversial in some circles, some of the ideals that he talked about like economic inclusion and justice cannot be disputed and should be embraced by us all.

    We hereby pick up the challenge before us in this my hometown.” Come met with us at the 100 Male March on 30 April 2006 at peoples Corner and lets make an end to action like that which killed our brother.

  3. williambonner Avatar
    williambonner

    my name is william bonner and i was actually there when he was shot furthermore i was the first to take pictures and i noticed something about his death that was never told .

  4. Joe Wessels Avatar
    Joe Wessels

    I was hoping you’d share what was never told…

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