Jackson Jambalaya

Disgusting. Can we run them out of town permanently?

Chokwe Lumumba Sr. born as Edwin Finley Taliaferro in Detroit, MI...In 1969 he changed his name to Chokwe (after the Chokwe people, an ethnic group in Central Africa that resisted slavery) Lumumba (after Patrice Lumumba, assassinated leader of the Congo). He later became Vice President of the Republic of New Afrika

How did we let this happen, I am so glad this chapter is closed.

Did anyone expect anything different? They made a HUGE mess while here, so I'm actually surprised they didn't attempt to burn the place down, just to make things worse for everyone.......again, just like they did when they were still here!

So typical.

Here is a book every jacksonian should buy to remember the time we had with the lumumbas

https://www.amazon.com/Free-Land-Republic-Nation-State-Politics/dp/1469656132

Yet, so may people in Jackson think the state and federal governments should fix the self-inflicted problems that the voters in Jackson created. I say let Jackson run it's own course and see it it can self-correct.

I am willing to bet 50K that nothing will improve in the next decade.

@1:39 Chokwe Sr was not born in 1969. might want to proofread before posting nonsense.

@1:48...."self inflicted" problems? No, not at all. Voter apathy caused this. folks choosing not to be informed and educated voting public caused this.....but at the same time, we (meaning the jackson constituency at large) never believed so few could do so much damage, nor did we realize just how little our council people would do........to say that Jacksonian's at large think the state and federal cgovernment should come in and clean up all of this mess is a bit absurd in that pretty much all municipalities receive state and federal funds. To a certain extent, one could argue that state and federal funding are part of the problem in that it is the bigger problem of bureaucracy at large and run rampant. I know it feels good to beat up on Jackson, but a run down Jackson does not serve any of the tri-county area well at all.......but as to your last sentence, Jackson will self correct, and will chart a new and better course, and you can keep your 50K. What you fail to accept and acknowledge is that there are alot of good folk here that want to live and be happy and enjoy life.....MAy not look like you, or what you consider normal, but still good folk........and just to go a step further, the state of Mississippi was a democratic run state up until Kirk Fordice......prior to him, the last republican gov was in the 1800's, and it would be hard to argue that the state of Mississippi is thriving.......so maybe take your loser mentality and go F*^k off......

Who what when where why? What is the context of this building? Was this the poor people's office? All the grifters pack up after he lost?

@2:35

the only part of your position here that I think is a little iffy is yes, Mississippi was a democratic run state up until fordice, however that doesn't take into account the party ideology switch that happened between the 60s and 80s. So yes it was, however meh............ most of those years the democratic party was conservative.

Aside from that, I 1000 percent agree with you

@1:39, you didn't read the sentence correctly. It didn't say he was born in 1969. It said in 1969 he changed his name.

@2:32, you didn't read the sentence of @1:39 correctly. It said in 1969 he changed his name.

A tacky crew, indeed.

2:32, we are waiting for you to apologize to 1:39

So did they smash the windows on their way out?

@ 2:54

I don't take issue or disagree with the "iffy" component.....as it relates to a "Mississippi democrat", but I guess one has to throw in , they become guilty by name as a result of the Ray Mabus / Ronnie Musgrove era.....now, that said, and getting back on topic, b/c frankly, I will never understand why people wish ill will on others, I'm not surprised that the outgoing individuals did damage to the building, it would seem very symbolic of the level of respect they showed this city and it's good citizens

I visited Havana, Cuba a few years ago. It is the armpit of the Caribbean. Under Lumumba's socialist watch, Jackson moved in the same direction.

Good riddance, creep.

1:39 pretty much summed up what needs to be known and if you haven’t listened, your congressman is carrying the torch because he was part of that group. He’ll, Bennie cant or wont even allow his constituents in west hinds county to obtain fresh clean water when he has the authority to assist them just as he had the authority to assist the occupants of jackson when it was going through its meltdown but all of their followers want to do is call Tate a racist even though he got the jackson water issue under control. All of you who vote Thompson in are complicit to his criminal activities that occurred in 1970 so don’t say your president has felony accounts. You may want to look real deep into who pulled the trigger in 1970 on a JPD officer and who helped cover it up.

2:35- Yep. Self-inflicted. The failed leadership at all levels was elected by the citizens of Jackson.

Add to it the citizens that rob and kill and the future looks bleak.

Used to live in Jackson and enjoyed what it had to offer.

Now all I see is blight and rot when I visit.

wow! 1:39 actually knows some real ,not fake , history.
im sincerely impressed. keep up the good work.

true............. people on this site rarly know history beyond last friday.

Chokwe and Shad would make a good team. Not a nickels worth of difference in either one of them except Chokwe actually practices loyalty and although he may have taken a bribe, is that any worse than writing on book on state time on a case still in litigation. Chokwe, you aren’t Guiliani and Shad you sure aren’t Elliott Ness!

I'm so used to seeing dilapidated and boarded up buildings in Jackson that it took me a several seconds to figure out what was supposed to be unusual about the photos.

Does anyone know what Lamumba is doing? Does he have a new job? Is he moving out of Jackson? Will I continue to see him eating lunch at various restaurants around Jackson or is he too broke to eat out?

BREAKING! Rukia Lumumba paid her taxes on 7/1/25. $5,724.86 + $143.12 interest/fees. Note: She lives in her late mother's home (Numbia Lumumba). https://www.co.hinds.ms.us/pgs/apps/real_property_billing_roll_detail.asp?ID=07120131000&IDYear=2024&typetax=1

@2:35, I gotta agreed that Jackson’s problems are self inflicted. It’s not like interlopers or people from surrounding cities and communities came to Jackson and caused the crime and violence with led to empty buildings and and all the deviation you now see. This has all been cause by the leadership and citizens of Jackson.

Maybe Jackson has begun the long process of clawing its way back from the Democrat Socialist Republic it has become. But I doubt it.

5:57 & 6:53 Both are spot on in your take of Lumumba family & Thompson. Never the states fault to begin with as far as COJ being run by incompetent Mayor. Nor is it up to the rest of the state to make up for city services such as water, sewer, trash, crime, not paying their fair share . Whether citizens or administration issues; all cities in the state pay for their services & face the same infrastructure problems. The policeman killed in 1970 will never be forgotten, nor the civil service his fine son gave as a judge for many years. Wonder where Rukia got the money to pay her takes?

Downtown Jackson is NOT in ruins. Some of you clearly haven't been to Jackson in years.
You will see work being done if you ride down State Street. You will see that Belhaven and the Fondren neighbors have beautifully renovate homes and apartments and repaired roads. The Fondren neighborhood have homes that are as beautiful as always . Take the turn onto Old Canton. And, the northeast area of Jackson is still thriving. Remember there's Eastover and the Jackson Country Club as well. And, you cannot duplicate the quality of construction that exists in Jackson. Faux isn't going to last.
Go to the capitol cities of the original colonies. Richmond, Raleigh, Charleston, and Atlanta all had to revitalize and renovate and smartly PRESERVED rather than RAZED!
Mayors can't fix federally owned properties.
That you want Mississippi's capital city to be the first in the U.S. to fail mean you are poorly education or unable to comprehend important information.

If I were you, I wouldn't be talking about someone else's education. That is a poorly constructed post.

That is one ignorant comparison you have going on there.

It’s a sad commentary that a house valued at 197k in the COJ is assessed $5400 in taxes annually.

9:45, absolutely Jackson is in terrible shape. Have ever traveled outside of the state? It’s one of the fast-shrinking cities in the nation and it’s literally crumbling. It has nothing to attract tourism and lacks any true recreational opportunities.

If you think Jackson, in its current state, in a “nice place to live”, then I suggest you get your head out of the sand and go visit other places. Even Meridian and Tupelo have figured it out. Why hasn’t Jackson?