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Mar 29, 1983 41 years old
American attorney, activist, and politician
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About Chokwe Antar Lumumba
- Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, politician and the current Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
- While running for mayor, Lumumba soundly won the Democratic nomination, defeating incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and John Horhn, a state senator.
- As Jackson is a heavily Democratic leaning city, Lumumba's primary victory was likely to make him the next mayor of Jackson.
- Lumumba was endorsed by Our Revolution and the Working Families Party, and ran on a progressive platform promising to make Jackson "the most radical city on the planet." He is the son of the late Chokwe Lumumba, who served as Jackson's mayor briefly before his death in 2014.
- Lumumba is married to wife Ebony, and they have two children.Lumumba received his bachelor's degree in political science and government from Tuskegee University and his law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University.Lumumba was a featured speaker at the 2017 People's Summit.
