Rebuilding Mississippi: Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Posted: May 15, 2020 / 05:40 PM CDT / Updated: May 15, 2020 / 05:41 PM CDT

12 News Byron Brown talks with Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba as the City of Jackson reopens its economy. He discusses how the city has dealt with the Covid-19 outbreak and his message to Jacksonians for the weeks and months ahead.

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