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The Mississippi Coast’s only Black mayor talks segregation, leadership and attracting business and retail to Moss Point in Jackson County.
JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi’s capital was 5 years old when his parents moved the family from New York to Jackson in 1988 so that his father, who had been involved in a Black ...
Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Lumumba Inducted Into National Civil Rights Hall Of Fame. Lumumba received the recognition despite undergoing scrutiny for his alleged involvement in a bribery scandal.
New "American Idol" winner Jamal Roberts was recently given the key to an Alabama city, but he's declining the same honor for ...
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba voices his opposition to Mississippi House Bill 1020, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, during a protest at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V ...
Ms. Lightfoot had successfully navigated a similar political path in 2019, becoming the first Black woman to be elected mayor of her city, much as Ms. Bass was trying to do in Los Angeles.
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