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He is the son of former mayor and Black nationalist activist Chokwe Lumumba, who served briefly as mayor of Jackson before his death in 2014. [4] He was first elected in 2017. In the primary election, Lumumba soundly [5] won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and State Senator John Horhn. [6]
The post of Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, was begun in 1834 and was originally referred to as "President of Selectmen" before being changed to "Mayor". Harvey Johnson Jr. elected in 1997 became the city's first black mayor. All of the mayors since have also been African American.
The 2025 mayoral election in Jackson, Mississippi will take place on June 3, 2025, alongside other Jackson municipal races. Primary elections will take place on May 6. Incumbent Democratic mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.
The Clarion Ledger asked Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba how the City of Jackson aims to move forward amid bribery scandal and FBI investigation.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and City Councilman Aaron Banks also appeared, Lumumba is facing five felony counts, and Banks is facing two felony counts. All three pleaded not guilty. Barbara ...
JACKSON, Miss. — Seven years ago, Chokwe Antar Lumumba swept into the Jackson mayor’s office with plans to shake up local politics. At 34, he was the city’s youngest ever mayor, and he ...
He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013, after serving on the City Council, he was elected as Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi. His son Chokwe Antar Lumumba was elected Mayor of Jackson in 2017. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, as Edwin Finley Taliaferro, and was raised there. [1]
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that he has been indicted as part of the Jackson bribery scandal, calling it "political prosecution." Lumumba released a video statement at 4 ...