Federal bribery investigation is another blow for Mississippi’s embattled capital

JACKSON, Miss. – Seven years ago, Chokwe Antar Lumumba swept into the Jackson mayor’s office with plans to shake up local politics. At 34, he was the city’s youngest ever mayor, and he campaigned on a promise of self-determination for the predominantly Black city. Now Lumumba, 41,…

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