Primary night wasn't supposed to end that way. Chokwe Antar Lumumba could not possibly beat nine Democratic opponents outright and avoid a run-off. Here's why he did.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, seen here in this July 29, 2024 file photo, has been indicted on federal charges. Lumumba is one of two Jackson elected officials involved in the scandal.

JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba announced Wednesday that his legal team notified him that federal prosecutors have indicted him on "bribery and related charges." The indictment ...

When his father died of natural causes on Feb. 25 at age 66 after serving eight months as Jackson's mayor, Chokwe Antar Lumumba soon announced his candidacy to succeed him.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, seen here in this Dec. 9, 2024 file photo, shared some of his top priorities he wants to focus on before the end of his second term as mayor.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is planning to run for re-election in 2025. Lumumba made the announcement after taking questions from reporters during a Monday press conference at Jackson's ...

Mayor John Horhn is scrapping "The Pulse at Farish Street" — a project unveiled in January under former Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's administration.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has filed three campaign finance reports after failing to do so for the last three years. His last report was filed in 2021, though state law requires them to be ...

Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 34—son of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and community activist Nubia Lumumba—is the new mayor-elect of Jackson, Miss., beating Republican challenger Jason ...

September 24, 2019 Chokwe Antar Lumumba: Being a Radical Means Getting to the Root Causes of Injustice The mayor of Jackson is building a “dignity economy” to lift up Mississippi’s biggest city.

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks at a Tuesday town hall at Reedemer Church. "Ever since that point, he (Henifin) has refused to communicate with us," Lumumba said.

Chokwe Antar Lumumba leading a rally in 2015 in Stonewall, Miss., over the death of a black man following a physical altercation with a police officer. When Chokwe Antar Lumumba won the Democratic ...