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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]
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 following individuals have held the office:
African-American mayors in Mississippi (22 P) B. Mayors of Biloxi, Mississippi (5 P) H. Mayors of Hattiesburg, Mississippi (4 P) J. Mayors of Jackson, Mississippi (22 ...
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]
Three officials from Jackson, Mississippi, including Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba have been indicted as part of a bribery scandal. The case involved two undercover FBI agents posing as Nashville ...
Pages in category "Lists of mayors of places in Mississippi" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 April 1st. [ 1 ] Incumbent Democratic mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is running for re-election to a third term in office.
He was elected as the mayor of Pascagoula, Mississippi in 2016. He ran for the Southern District seat for the Mississippi Public Service Commission in 2019 as a Republican, defeating Democrat Connie Moran, the former mayor of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. [3] He won 63% to 37%. [3] He resigned his position as mayor to become commissioner in 2020. [4]