Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

After Chokwe Lumumba: TRNN's Jaisal Noor & Glen Ford Interview Kali Akuno on the Legacy of Jackson Mississippi's Mayor
The Real News Network
16 Mar 2014
🖨️ Print Article

After Chokwe Lumumba,

TRNN's Jaisal Noor and BAR's Glen Ford interview Kali Akuno on the ongoing legacy of Chokwe Lumumba  Part 1 of 2.

The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Lumumba, was laid to rest over the weekend, after passing away suddenly at the age of 66. Not one year into his first term, Chokwe was known as America's most revolutionary mayor. His work as an activist and attorney working to defend civil and human rights spanned more than four decades. He was a cofounder and member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. As mayor, he laid out an ambitious plan for a fair development model that was both inclusive and environmentally sustainable.

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=11599

Do you need and appreciate Black Agenda Report articles? Please click on the DONATE icon, and help us out, if you can.


More Stories


  • Glen Ford, BAR Executive Editor
    Trump and America’s Fascist Forefathers
    01 Jul 2026
    Donald Trump is not an anomaly, but the heir of fascism which began in 1776 and continued throughout U.S. history.
  • Nick Estes
    The Indian Wars Continue: 150 Years After Victory at Greasy Grass
    01 Jul 2026
    What the Indian wars teach us about today's forever wars.
  • Elias Isquith
    White supremacy and slavery: Gerald Horne on the real story of American independence
    01 Jul 2026
    It's time to revisit America's heroic creation myth and what really happened in 1776, author-historian tells Salon.
  • Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor , Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    Slaveholders Who Signed the Declaration of Independence: Washington, Jefferson, and the People they Owned
    01 Jul 2026
    Black Agenda Report editors Margaret Kimberley and Ann Garrison discuss the personal and institutional hypocrisy that allowed those who said, "All men are created equal," to be slaveholders.
  • Carlos Martinez
    Cuba’s economic reforms and the prospects for socialist renewal
    01 Jul 2026
    The following article by Carlos Martinez, co-editor of Friends of Socialist China and author of The East Is Still Red, examines the most far-reaching changes to Cuba’s economic model in more than 60…
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us