Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks all pleaded not ...

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

Amid the capital city’s latest bribery scandal, a Jackson lawmaker says she’s not sure if she’ll reintroduce a bill next year to give voters a way to recall elected city leaders. Last week, Hinds ...

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

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

Earlier this year, former Jackson City Councilwoman Angelique Lee and Hinds County businessman Sherik Marve’ Smith each pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy to commit bribery charge. They are each ...

The allegations in the federal indictment paint a picture of people entrusted to public office in a city where roughly 26% of ...

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 ...

Lumumba, Banks and Owens indictments follow former Ward 2 Councilwoman Angelique Lee, who pleaded guilty to a federal bribery ...

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

The mayor of Mississippi’s capital said Thursday “he will continue to handle the business of the city,” after he pleaded not ...