Lumumba's mayoral stint followed his father's, Chokwe Lumumba, who was elected as Ward 2's councilman in 2009, then as ...

Lumumba is facing five felony counts in connection with a bribery scheme to bring a convention center hotel to Jackson.

Activist Rukia Lumumba wants people to “wake up” after the mayor says he "always acted in the best interests of the citizens ...

to get what he called the ‘whole thing,’” he recalled. “It didn’t make sense.” Last week, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Ward 6 ...

Unsealed court records reveal Mayor Chokwe Lumumba's connection to the Jackson bribery scandal involving the Hinds County DA ...

On May 22, 2024, the FBI raided the offices and business of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, who is now facing ...

If Lumumba chose to resign, Mississippi Code § 21-8-19 states he must appoint a member of the Jackson City Council to assume ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba confirmed Tuesday he has been indicted by a federal grand jury in a sweeping corruption ...

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, a Democrat first elected to lead the state’s capital in 2017, and the City Council member, Aaron ...

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba's indictment comes two weeks after he dodged questions about his involvement in Jackson's ...

Lumumba and Owens didn't realize the payments they allegedly accepted were actually from two undercover FBI agents.

Bribery and conspiracy charges against the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, are the latest shock to the state's capital city.