Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Along with Raymond,Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County. The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census,a significant decline from 173,514,or 11.42%,since the 2010 census,representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city. Jackson is the anchor for the Jackson metropolitan statistical area,the largest metropolitan area located entirely in the state and the tenth-largest urban area in the Deep South. With a 2020 population of nearly 600,000,metropolitan Jackson is home to over one-fifth of Mississippi's population. The city sits on the Pearl River and is located in the greater Jackson Prairie region of Mississippi. Jackson is the only city in Mississippi with a population exceeding 100,000 people.
Harvey Johnson Jr.,is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining reinvestment in the city to revitalize downtown.
Jackson Preparatory School is a private school in Flowood,Mississippi,a suburb of Jackson,with a controversial history as a segregation academy. The school is coeducational and serves preschool through grade 12.
The state auditor of Mississippi is an elected official in the executive branch of Mississippi's state government. The duty of the state auditor is to ensure accountability in the use of funds appropriated by the state legislature by inspecting and reporting on the expenditure of the public funds.
Akinyele Umoja is an American educator and author who specializes in African-American studies. As an activist,he is a founding member of the New Afrikan People's Organization and the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. In April 2013,New York University Press published Umoja's book We Will Shoot Back:Armed Resistance in the Mississippi Freedom Movement. Currently,he is a Professor and Department Chair of the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University (GSU).
The Jackson Police Department (JPD) provides law enforcement to approximately 175,000 residents within the 120-square-mile (310 km2) Hinds County portion of Jackson,Mississippi,United States. It was reported that JPD had 335 sworn offices in 2019,and 225 in 2023.
Chokwe Lumumba Sr. was an American attorney,activist,and politician,who was affiliated with the black separatist organization Republic of New Afrika and served as its second vice president. He served as a human rights lawyer in Michigan and Mississippi. In 2013,after serving on the City Council,he was elected as Mayor of Jackson,Mississippi.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jackson,Mississippi,USA.
The Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) is a free-market,conservative think tank located in Jackson,Mississippi. The organization's stated mission is "To advance the constitutional ideals of liberty and justice for all Mississippians by employing an evidenced-based approach to public policy whereby we advocate for and advance real conservative ideas with policy makers,members of the media,business leaders,the academic community,and private citizens."
The 2017 mayoral election in Jackson,Mississippi took place on June 6,2017,alongside other Jackson municipal races. Chokwe Antar Lumumba,son of late former mayor Chokwe Lumumba,was elected mayor in a landslide in the general election after defeating eight other candidates,including incumbent mayor Tony Yarber,in the primary.
Chokwe Antar Lumumba is an American attorney,activist,and politician serving as the 53rd mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. In 2024,Lumumba and other officials in the state were indicted on corruption charges.
The 2013 mayoral election in Jackson,Mississippi took place on June 4,2013,alongside other Jackson municipal races. City councilman Chokwe Lumumba was elected mayor in a landslide in the general election after defeating Jonathan Lee and incumbent mayor Harvey Johnson,Jr. in the primary.
The 2014 mayoral election in Jackson,Mississippi took place on April 22,2014. It was necessitated after the death of incumbent mayor Chokwe Lumumba. Councilman Tony Yarber defeated the late Lumumba's son Chokwe Antar Lumumba in a runoff. Other candidates in the race included former mayor Harvey Johnson,Jr.,city council members Melvin Priester and Margaret Barrett-Simon,and state senator John Horhn.
The 2018 Louisville mayoral election was the fifth quadrennial Louisville Metro mayoral election,held on Tuesday,November 6,2018. The Democratic ticket of incumbent mayor and businessman Greg Fischer was elected to his third and final term. He defeated the Republican ticket of engineer and former Louisville Metro Councilwoman Angela Leet.
This is a list of protests related to the murder of George Floyd in Mississippi,United States.
On January 13,2019,George Robinson,a 62-year-old Black man,died two days after a violent arrest by three Black police officers in Jackson,Mississippi. According to a grand jury indictment,the officers pulled Robinson out of a car,threw him headfirst into the pavement,and struck and kicked him multiple times in the head and chest. Robinson was treated at the scene but within hours lost consciousness and later died at a hospital. The state coroner ruled the death a homicide.
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1977 to 1989.
The 2021 mayoral election in Jackson,Mississippi took place on June 8,2021,alongside other Jackson municipal races. Primary elections took place on April 6,and the primary runoff was scheduled on April 27. Incumbent mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba was re-elected to a second term in office with 69.1% of the vote.
Charles Tillman is an American politician who served on the Jackson,Mississippi City council for twelve years and as acting mayor after the death of Chokwe Lumumba,becoming the 5th consecutive African-American mayor of the city.
