Bailey, A. Peter.

Journalist and author A. Peter Bailey was born on February 24, 1938 in Columbus, Georgia to Upson and Alga Bailey. He was raised in Tuskegee, Alabama, and attended Tuskegee Institute High School, but graduated from Nuremberg American High School in Germany in 1955. Bailey served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959, and went on to attend Howard University until 1961.

In 1962, Bailey moved to Harlem, New York City; and, in 1964, became a founding member of Malcolm X's Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU), where he was editor of the OAAU newsletter,Blacklash. From 1968 to 1975, he worked as associate editor forEbonymagazine. From 1975 to 1981, Bailey served as associate director of the Black Theatre Alliance (BTA), where he also edited theBTA Newsletter. He has also contributed articles to numerous publications includingEssence,Black Enterprise,Jet,The New York Times, theNegro Digest,Black World,The Black Collegian, and theNew York Daily News. He also writes a bi-monthly column for the Trice-Edney Wire Service.

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