Kabaka Oba
Encyclopedia
Michael Bailey, better known as Kabaka Oba (ˈɒbɑː, February 9, 1958April 15, 2006), was an American
civil rights
activist and public transport
ation worker who was fatally shot outside of the city hall in Cincinnati, Ohio
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Oba, a bus driver for Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
, frequently addressed Cincinnati City Council with language and conduct that once caused him to be banned from addressing City Council for 60 days.
green Ford Mustang
with Ohio
vanity plate
s "KABAKA".
He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he received surgery and had been listed in critical condition as of the evening of April 12, 2006. He died three days later at the same hospital on April 15, 2006.
Visitation was scheduled for 4 - 6 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2006 at the Corinthian Baptist Church, at 772 Whittier St. in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati.
Oba was interred on Monday, April 24, 2006, in a plot at the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Colerain Township
next to Roger Owensby, Jr., a black man who died while in Cincinnati police custody in 2000, in accordance with the wishes of Owensby's father.
Howard Beatty was initially charged with felonious assault
, a charge that was upgraded to aggravated murder on April 20, 2006 due to Kabaka Oba succumbing to his injuries on April 15, 2006. The case was scheduled to be presented to a grand jury on April 28, 2006.
Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth B. Mattingly set bond for Beatty at one million dollars and ordered Beatty be held on another $50,000 bond for violating the protection order against him, which ordered Beatty to stay 500 feet from Oba. However, it was revealed in trial court proceedings Howard Beatty was never served those protective order papers to stay away from Bailey. What was revealed at trial was that Michael Bailey/Kabaka Oba was the aggressor that terrorized and repeatedly went on public access television and radio threatening Howard Beatty, his family and his business.
United States
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civil rights
Civil rights
Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression.Civil rights include...
activist and public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
ation worker who was fatally shot outside of the city hall in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
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Founding the Black Fist
Kabaka Oba co-founded the "Black Fist" for the purposes of opposing police brutality. The group was previously known as "The Black Special Forces."Activism
Kabaka Oba had a radio show on Cincinnati local public radio station WAIFWAIF
WAIF is a community radio station based in Cincinnati, Ohio.-Overview:WAIF is an all-volunteer community radio station, one of only a handful in the USA. Along with WJVS it broadcasts at 88.3 MHz...
(88.3 FM) from noon - 1 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Oba, a bus driver for Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority , is the public transport agency serving Cincinnati, Ohio and its suburbs. The agency operates transit bus services under the name Metro...
, frequently addressed Cincinnati City Council with language and conduct that once caused him to be banned from addressing City Council for 60 days.
Shooting and death
Kabaka Oba was shot at approximately 2:55 p.m. April 12, 2006 across from Cincinnati City Hall near 810 Plum Street after addressing Cincinnati City Council. He was shot while sitting in his late modelLate model
A "late model car" is a car which has been recently designed or manufactured, often the latest model. The term is broadly used in car racing, and often appears in common use, as in "The officer was driving an unmarked, late model sedan."There is no precise...
green Ford Mustang
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Introduced early on April 17, 1964, as a "1964½" model, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A...
with Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
vanity plate
Vanity plate
A vanity plate or personalized plate , prestige plate, private number plate, or personalised registration or custom plate or personalised plate is a special type of vehicle registration plate on an automobile or other vehicle...
s "KABAKA".
He was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he received surgery and had been listed in critical condition as of the evening of April 12, 2006. He died three days later at the same hospital on April 15, 2006.
Visitation was scheduled for 4 - 6 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2006 at the Corinthian Baptist Church, at 772 Whittier St. in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati.
Oba was interred on Monday, April 24, 2006, in a plot at the Crown Hill Memorial Park in Colerain Township
Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Colerain Township is one of the twelve townships of Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 60,144 people in the township, more than in any other township in Ohio.-Geography:...
next to Roger Owensby, Jr., a black man who died while in Cincinnati police custody in 2000, in accordance with the wishes of Owensby's father.
Shooting Suspect
Howard Beatty, a resident of the West End neighborhood of Cincinnati, turned himself in to Cincinnati Police Chief Thomas H. Streicher, Jr. on the evening of April 12, 2006 for the shooting of Kabaka Oba / Michael Bailey. Reportedly, Oba identified Beatty as his attacker to emergency workers.Howard Beatty was initially charged with felonious assault
Assault
In law, assault is a crime causing a victim to fear violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, or in the more...
, a charge that was upgraded to aggravated murder on April 20, 2006 due to Kabaka Oba succumbing to his injuries on April 15, 2006. The case was scheduled to be presented to a grand jury on April 28, 2006.
Municipal Court Judge Elizabeth B. Mattingly set bond for Beatty at one million dollars and ordered Beatty be held on another $50,000 bond for violating the protection order against him, which ordered Beatty to stay 500 feet from Oba. However, it was revealed in trial court proceedings Howard Beatty was never served those protective order papers to stay away from Bailey. What was revealed at trial was that Michael Bailey/Kabaka Oba was the aggressor that terrorized and repeatedly went on public access television and radio threatening Howard Beatty, his family and his business.