Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position.
Chokwe Lumumba | |
|---|---|
| 53rd Mayor of Jackson | |
| Assumed office July 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tony Yarber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1983 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ebony Lumumba |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Chokwe Lumumba (father) |
| Education | Tuskegee University (BA) Texas Southern University (JD) |
He was first elected in 2017. In the primary, Lumumba soundly won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and State Senator John Horhn. Lumumba went on to win the general election in a landslide. He is a self-described progressive and socialist. Lumumba has also referred to himself as a political revolutionary.
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.
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