Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor[1] of Jackson, Mississippi,[2] the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position.

In the primary election, Lumumba soundly[5] won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and State Senator John Horhn.

The Nation commented that "Lumumba lit up the left press with his promise—delivered later that month in a speech at the People's Summit in Chicago—to make Jackson 'the most radical city on the planet.

[14] A city investigation discovered that the Jackson Zoological Society had mismanaged funds and failed to pay $6 million in water bills.

[17] In 2019, over 3 billion U.S. gallons (11 gigaliters) of raw sewage was released into the Pearl River, leading to the local government telling residents to avoid contact with the water by swimming or fishing.

The crisis was caused by decades of mishandled and out-of-date water and waste infrastructure that led to at least 2,300 U.S. gallons (8,700 liters) of sewage overflowing into the Pearl River.

[21] July 29, 2021, it was announced via Nina Turner's social media that Mayor Lumumba had endorsed her in Ohio's 11th Congressional District 2021 Special Election, the seat which was left empty when representative Marcia Fudge was selected by President Joe Biden for HUD Secretary.

[26] His wife is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of English, Modern Languages, and Speech Communication at Jackson State University, a position she has held since 2020, two years after receiving her doctoral degree.