Chokwe Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, dies at 66

I learned of this yesterday afternoon.  Chokwe Lumumba was a radical -- a practical radical who focused on tangible things in the context of an altruistic vision.  He had already accomplished much even before he became mayor of Jackson, MIssissippi, last July -- and was poised to accomplish much more.

The fight goes on.

Here are two links:  One is America Al Jazeera and the other is an excellent interview with Chokwe -- published last spring in Against the Current/Solidarity.


http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/2/25/jackson-mayor-chokwelumumbadiesat66.html

http://solidarity-us.org/site/node/3839

We will Keep Fighting.

HUNTER BEAR


HUNTER GRAY [HUNTER BEAR/JOHN R SALTER JR] Mi'kmaq / 
St. Francis Abenaki / St. Regis Mohawk 
Member, National Writers Union AFL-CIO

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