He is a columnist for The Japan Times and frequent contributor to the Japanese language online publication Toyo Keizai.
He has a monthly column called "Black Eye" in The Japan Times since 2014[3] about issues of race and ethnicity from his viewpoint as an African American.
Many locals view this movement as not related to themselves and also dangerous to the public for holding huge protests in the middle of a global pandemic.
[19][20][21] His remarks quickly sparked backlash on the Japanese internet as they thought Baye was just trying to bring his home issues to another country and enforce his values on other people.
[23] Baye McNeil self-describes himself and his works as "the driving force of what was to become one of the most talked-about blogs around these parts, as well as one of the most respected books on expat life in Japan: “Hi My Name is Loco and I am a Racist.