Update: The Lumumba administration said it did not mislead WLBT about Mayor Lumumba's election night plans last night. An official said Mr. Lemaster asked her where the Mayor was going to watch election returns. The official told the WLBT reporter he would be at home watching the results, which he did. The reporter did not ask where the campaign's election night watch party was held. When the outcome was pretty much decided, the Mayor went to the watch party held at a venue adjacent to The Orchid on North State Street. There was no effort to mislead WLBT or any other media. The headline has been changed to reflect the new information. The original post remains below.
Original post: Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pulled a little stunt with WLBT last night despite losing the Democratic primary. Nothing like a good tantrum, right. Oh, did we mention he probably misused city resources?
WLBT's C.J. Lemaster reported last night the Mayor's campaign told him Hizzoner would not have an election watch party but would instead watch the returns at home. What actually happened was the Mayor did indeed have such a party but told everyone else in the media but WLBT about it. Classy.
The Mayor was in typical form last night, blaming all while taking responsibility for nothing. He blamed Republicans for his loss to State Senator John Horhn. He blamed "false narratives." He said his opponents weren't coming after him but were "coming after you." He promised he would "get reinforcements." However, there was one little aspect to his diatribe. Check out the video posted below.
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Brazen corruption
All sizzle, no steak.
I’m totally surprised! (believe that if you want to)
A nice set of excuses, followed by a hug given to a bored child. then go home and kick the dog,
Lumumba, with his wife and daughters.
Meanwhile, this blogger is sitting at home alone. Just drinking and watching others live.
Serious question Kingfish, I read your blog regularly, and I see you criticize a lot of politicians. When are you going to step up and help since you know how things should be done?
Horhn got the first job done and did well. Now he better be preparing to take off the gloves.
Kingfish, one of Lumumba's sycophants is posting a long list of supposed accomplishments on FB and elsewhere. Anyway, one of the listed accomplishments is taking credit for turning off the water billing. All at the same time where he's attacking Henifin for not having higher bill collections.
There are many others claimed which are equally as preposterous.
John Horhn goes all-in to get his voters to the polls it is over.
The Mayor said others had not told folks what he had accomplished. Neither did he since he has accomplished nothing of significance but presiding over the decay of the city.
Henefin & Horhn are both great
When are you going to step up and help since you know how things should be done?
He is helping. Immensely. KF provides valuable information to the public that in many cases would go totally unreported and/or unreported at the depth provided by JJ.
Veiled attack noted.
Does this mean CJ will stop carrying the mayor's water?
He can't possibly say the word "right" enough times to eternity to correct all his "wrongs". Right?
Somebody please remove Lumumba. What an absolute disgrace.
Horhn----you better have a trusted representative at every single polling place at the runoff. Everything under the sun will be attempted.
Knock him out, John!!!
How many 'rights' by that buffoon was there? Preventing outside contractors from taking advantage of the city? That's rich!
"Right?"
"Umm."
"You know?"
9:54 You don't have to be the answer to see that what is going on is wrong and bad for the city. Thankfully, there are lots of other options this election. Maybe none will make the grade, but most any would at least be different from the guy Jackson has, who never fixes what is wrong with the city. I am going to guess KF does not live in Jackson. If he does, maybe he has better things going on at the moment to do to pay the bills.
CJ, don't get mad....get even.
Oh, they talked about the accomplishments. You just won't admit what they really are, Right?!?!
I wish the media and other would stop addressing him by his full name. Just say "mayor" or "mayor lumumba." Quit playing his games.
When will the local media ask him why he refuses to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance?
5000 things all jumped to my mind when I read this. We'll just go with one----did the wife give him enough cash to put in the stripper's g-strings?
To be blunt, a do-nothing mayor would be a vast improvement over Lumumba. Everything Lumumba touches turns to raw boo-boo.
Just yesterday KF posted a list of Lumumba's accomplishments:
https://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2025/04/how-jackson-hollowed-out-jackson.html
This is quite literally a McCarthyist/Red Scare tactic. Grow up
"This campaign is about making sure that our city remains as our city." How is that not racist? If a white candidate said that there would be hell to pay. And then he says there will be reinforcements which is that disgusting piece of shit threatening us with more people from Detroit. HOW IS THAT KEEPING OUR CITY? WHY ISN'T ANYONE CALLING HIM OUT FOR BLATANT RACISM?
9:54 it is the job of elected public servants to act and work in the best interests of the city and the constituents who entrusted them with the job. Everyone else has their job, too, including those whose role is to educate and inform. You seem to be asking the latter to take on the role of solving Jackson's problems. Jackson gets what Jackson puts in office...you cannot start blaming others.
One accomplishment that she lists is improving the City's credit! Who is going to tell her he lost the City's credit rating entirely. lol
@11:39 AM - Bless your heart, Comrade. Now go back to reading your Pravda.
Who Mayor?
What Richard's Disposal doing?
Where Sister R?
When trial?
Why such a loser?
How defense fund doing?
11:40 I'll answer you but I doubt it'll be posted. Blacks can not be racist, at least per our MS Media. But I'm not worried as he'll be convicted of his Felony soon enough.
Census:
1990: 196,637
2000: 184,256
2010: 173,514
2020: 153,701
2023: 149,827 (Census Bureau estimate)
Using the 1990 census figure of 196,637 and a 0.8% annual decline rate, Jackson’s projected population is approximately 147,900 in 2030 and 137,700 in 2040.
9:54, I’ll repeat what others have said; this blog, by shedding light on corruption and incompetence, is helping tremendously. Unless, of course, you are one of the roaches trying to scatter when KF turns the light on you.
On Wednesday, the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office confirmed it asked Attorney General Lynn Fitch to look into whether Lumumba violated statute for allowing the campaign video to be posted on the “City of Jackson - Government” Facebook page.
“Directing, requesting, or permitting an employee to render any aid to a candidate while the employee receives salary or is being paid is a violation of 23-15-871(3),” Watson’s office said in a statement. “Because this video was distributed via the city’s official Facebook page, we have sent this to the Attorney General’s Office as a potential violation.”
"Thank you for allowing me to grift, and to take advantage of you, the citizens of Jackson, for the last 8 years! I am also proud to claim the title of worst mayor in the city of Jackson! Let's stay radical, Jackson! Thank you."
Radical! Progressive!! Educated!!!
The original story was questionable because why would Chowke "dis" WLBT when they seem to be his main water carrier?
10:04 said: The Mayor said others had not told folks what he had accomplished. Neither did he since he has accomplished nothing of significance but presiding over the decay of the city.
Exactly. No one, not even himself, can list any accomplishments he has made because there have been none. Only failures...water/sewar, garbage, libraries, zoos, roads and streets, the traffic lights, high crime, etc. Anyone can point to
along list of failures, but no accomplishments. They guy is so arrogant and narcissistic, he can't see what a huge failure he has been.
Say what? Lemasters and Warren publish critical stories on the Mayor all the time.
Wonder if Chokwe is going to recruit more out of state mayors to endorse him on his TV ads or has come to realize that the voters saw through the smoke screen. Right?
Expectantly waiting for those out-of-state endorsers to knock on my door and tell me why I was wrong to vote for someone other than Chowke.
Wonderful clip: the only thing honest chokeway has ever said:
"one of us should not be standing here"
Again, referring to himself.
He should be in detroit, RSA, or somewhere besides Jackson, Ms.
So LeMasters asks where Lumumba will watch returns. Spokesman says he will watch at home, HOWEVER, the spokesman did not reveal that he was going to the watch party afterwards, Seems to me that if his helpers wan't to continue the good feelings the spokesman would have shared that info without having been asked by Lumumba. Maybe because he or she did not want the media there for what Lumumba said,,,
Statistically, this one's over. Using Mississippi Today's polling numbers, 25,665 votes were cast. Horhn received 12,318 (48.3%) and Lumumba 4,267 (16.7%), leaving roughly 9,080 other votes. Of those 'other' votes, more than 8 in 10 votes would have to go to Lumumba just to be in the conversation of winning. I know the run-off will look completely different with lower turn-out, but this one shouldn't be close.
KF just got trolled.
https://www.wapt.com/article/secretary-of-state-says-mayor-and-city-of-jackson-may-have-broken-campaign-law/64367813
If there’s an idiot in power it means that those who elected him are well represented = GANGHI
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Chokwe's trying hard.
Bless his heart.
11:39am:
Red Scare McCarthyist Tactic? And what do you call Lil Choke for hiding in the Council coat closet to avoid the Pledge of Allegiance? His petulance and lies are astounding, all whilst ignoring, even avoiding basic management of the City in every aspect.
Good reporting. Takes a real man to fix a mistake as you just did.
WLBT is sounding like someone that got stood up for a date. “Actually guys he didn’t deceive us and blow us off. We forgot that we knew we weren’t invited so correction please”
For the amount he paid for that tv ad, I wouldn’t have invited them neither!
G.
Chowke, you're busted!
If something were to happen to the senior Senator J.Horne between now and the runoff in three weeks that would render him incapacitated,could Edwin win this thing?
It actually seems like the Best thing the Local Media could do is to Ignore Future Press Releases from Sir BS'er for the next 3 weeks or so. Just a thought-
Me thinks the Mayah doth protest too much but then again CJ ain’t exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.
He installed a frisbee golf course somewhere close to the zoo... this should bring some businesses to Jackson right?
Waiting for Chockwe to double-down.
Who will Chowke throw under the bus for this violation? Wait, he violated the law while pending federal charges? Remand his ass.
What he has, is a passion for bullshit.
Don't believe for a second that using the City's FB page was 'accidental'. It was only so after they were called on it.
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