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Mayor's Office. Harvey Johnson Jr. (born December 21, 1946), [1] [2] is an American politician from Mississippi. He was elected in 1997 as the first African American Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, serving two terms. He was known for his achievements in gaining reinvestment in the city to revitalize downtown. He ran again in 2009 and was elected.
first African American Mayor of Jackson Frank Melton: 2005–2009 died in office Leslie B. McLemore: 2009 interim mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. (2nd term) 2009–2013 Chokwe Lumumba: 2013–2014 died in office Charles Tillman: 2014 Tony Yarber: 2014–2017 Chokwe Antar Lumumba: 2017–present
Gairdner Foundation International Award (1959) Alfred Blalock (April 5, 1899 – September 15, 1964) was an American surgeon most noted for his work on the medical condition of shock as well as tetralogy of Fallot – commonly known as blue baby syndrome. He created, with assistance from his research and laboratory assistant Vivien Thomas and ...
Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, and politician serving as the 53rd mayor [1] of Jackson, Mississippi, [2] the 7th consecutive African-American to hold the position. He was first elected in 2017. In the primary, Lumumba soundly [3] won the Democratic nomination, defeating both incumbent mayor Tony ...
Holmes filed her own lawsuit against the city in 2019, though the complaint was not in the files the Jackson City Attorney's office released to the Clarion Ledger. Mayor's response to Fortner's ...
Pastor. Elementary school principal. Tony Yarber (born April 16, 1978) is an American pastor, educator and politician in Jackson, Mississippi. He was elected as Mayor of Jackson in April 2014 from special election following the death in office of Chokwe Lumumba. [1] A native of Jackson and experienced city councilor, Yarber is noted for his ...
May 21, 2024 at 7:34 PM. PATERSON – Michael Jackson – Mayor Andre Sayegh’s main adversary on the City Council – emerged victorious in the final counting of votes in Paterson’s 1st Ward ...
Belhaven University ( BBA) Mary Hawkins Butler (born December 12, 1953) has served since 1981 as the Republican Party mayor of Madison in suburban Jackson, Mississippi. She is serving her tenth consecutive four-year term. [1] First elected to office at age twenty-eight, she is among the longest-serving mayors in the United States .