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Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor [1] of Jackson, Mississippi, [2] the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. In 2024, Lumumba and other officials in the state were indicted on corruption charges. [3]
Harvey Johnson Jr. (born December 21, 1946), [1] [2] is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining reinvestment in the city to revitalize downtown. He ran again in 2009 and was elected.
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]
The project is part of the mayor's "aggressive goal" to get the city to functional zero homelessness by the end of 2025. Exclusive: Mayor Lumumba defends West Jackson MS homeless project, sets ...
Charles Tillman (born 1932/1933) [1] is an American politician who served on the Jackson, Mississippi City council for twelve years and as acting mayor after the death of Chokwe Lumumba, becoming the 5th consecutive African-American mayor of the city.
“It’s humiliating to our residents. They’re frustrated,” Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said of residents in Jackson, Mississippi amid its ongoing The post Jackson Mayor on water crisis in ...
The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, blamed a communication failure for a botched investigation that kept a woman from learning that her missing son had been killed by a police car and buried in a ...
Tony Yarber (born April 16, 1978) is an American pastor, educator and politician in Jackson, Mississippi. He was elected as Mayor of Jackson in April 2014 from special election following the death in office of Chokwe Lumumba. [1] A native of Jackson and experienced city councilor, Yarber is noted for his passion for youth causes, and has been ...