Friday, September 15, 2023

Metrocenter Mess: Retro Metro Sues Jackson for Discrimination

 Retro Metro, LLC issued the following statement. 

On September 14, 2023, Retro Metro LLC filed a Discrimination complaint against the City of Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Jackson City Council .

On July 18, 2023, the Jackson City Council violated the terms of the lease agreement by voting 3-1 to terminate the Lease agreement with Plaintiff Retro Metro, LLC.  On or about August 11, 2023, the City sent written notice to Plaintiff Retro Metro, LLC., that it was terminating the lease. Defendant City of Jackson has not made the agreed upon lease payments and has been delinquent since August 1, 2023.



While in the process of unlawfully terminating the lease agreement between Retro Metro and the City of Jackson, the City sought out and signed rental agreements to lease space from white/majority owned companies who provided the exact same leased space to the exact same city divisions and personnel that were located in the space it leased from Retro Metro.  It is undisputed that during the relevant time period Retro Metro, LLC., was and is a minority owned and operated company.

“It is unacceptable that any city, much less one that is 80% African American, take from minority owned businesses and give to WHITE owned business.” states Former Circuit Court Judge Malcolm Harrison, Retro Metro’s attorney. “City officials have an obligation to stop discrimination, not promote it. We are asking the Federal Court to reinstate the City’s lease agreement with Retro Metro”.

 

33 comments:

Anonymous said...

Discrimination ? In Jackson? You have got to be kidding me.

Anonymous said...

Asking a jury to find Lumumba and the city discriminatory?

Anonymous said...

There is no gray on Jackson, Mississippi.

EVERYTHING is either black or white.

Anonymous said...

I Love This! Anything to take down Lumumba is win!

Anonymous said...

So a black administration is discriminating against a black property owner. Got it.

Anonymous said...

HAHAHAHAHAHA this is where the 7th circle of hell is, when not committing discrimination is considered discrimination

Anonymous said...

The city obsessed with skin color.

Anonymous said...

Judge Lee! Hard to imagine a worse draw for the Plaintiffs.

Anonymous said...

The question is, How do two different outfits lease out the same building at the same time? Who owns, has control, of the building?

Anonymous said...

Chowke was at the White House today and told the national media that he has to go to the federal government for help as the state won't help Jackson and is essentially keeping Jacksonians in poverty.

It was on the noon news on WJTV.

Anonymous said...

Does this mean we can’t dump our trash at Metro when Richard’s contract goes south?

Anonymous said...

Walker and Garrett just need to realize they made a terrible mistake purchasing a portion of Metrocenter. Both thought they were doing something good for Jackson, but neither is wealthy enough to solve Jackson's problems.

Anonymous said...

Nothing said about amounts on the leases. So were there price differences between the 2 sets of leases? Mr. Greenbacks doesn't understand "discriminate" but certainly prefers green over any other color.

Anonymous said...

Touché. What a great way to turn the half-Mayor's BS hurtling back in his direction.

Anonymous said...

Is the new leased property isa the same piss poor shape as the metro center?

Anonymous said...

This will end well....

NOT!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

This is the Race Hustling Olympics. Socrates, you've exploited the contracting stuff enough. Go to the house. Dr. Omari, you might accidentally unify black and white Jacksonians. They all loathe this administration.

Ashy Larry said...

Lumumba is sued for discrimination?!? Sounds like some Clayton Bigsby shit going on…

Anonymous said...

It’s unlawful to bind a lease beyond any successor’s term. Former Judge and Retro Metro lose. Move along.

Anonymous said...

12:36. Yes, the state is doing nothing for Jacksonians and essentially keeping them in poverty. (expansion of medicaid..for an example)

And Yes, Lumumba is keeping Jacksonians content while keeping most of them in poverty.

Its both...

Anonymous said...

Racists cannot sue other Racists, as that violates the "Double Negative Prohibition Clause" in civil proceedings.

Anonymous said...

When they run out of white folks to find discrimination, they simply switch to black folks discriminating against them.

Regardless, nice to see the mayor going to court where someone is suing him for discrimination. What goes around comes around, I guess.

Just here for the show said...

Rukia for the...


uh...


Anonymous said...

Leroy Walker had many of his McDonald franchises taken away from him due to incompetence and being a dummy.

Anonymous said...

This is funnier than season one of the Andy Griffith Show.

Anonymous said...

Whoever filed this joke obviously has no shame, but maybe they have a good sense of humor.

Anonymous said...

Que?

Is this "exact same space" the actual same space, or is it in another building? If it's the former, then how does that work?

Anonymous said...

What can’t the Lumumba administration turn into crap?
Nothing goes even halfway well

Anonymous said...

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Anonymous said...

I'm really worried about the ability of some of you to read and comprehend.

You are missing the City Council in this.

You apparently have forgotten the history of this property and what the justifications were in the moment (which is when you should have been putting in your two cents>

Maybe you are just getting rewarded too often for knee jerking reactions and have lost the ability to think or understand. Another below the belt problem I guess.

Anonymous said...

Black businessmen who play the minority card to obtain lease on delapidated building which they purchased for the purpose of a sweetheart "minority" deal leasing to the almost all-black city administration sues the black Mayor and black city council for racial discrimination alleging that if the black administration deals with any white citizens of the same community for more suitable property it amounts to "racial discrimination". The wonder is not the lawsuit itself but the fact that they aren't embarassed to put their names on it. NO SHAME IN THEIR GAME.

Anonymous said...

Not the Three Amigos. The Three Race Grifters. Shameful.

Anonymous said...

Just think how much money the city of Jackson would have to provide city services or line the pockets of city officials if they were not being sued or suing someone ALL the time. The constant litigation and legal fees has to be enormous.


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