Person in history
Chokwe Antar Lumumba
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, American attorney, activist and politician
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1983 · March 29
- Age this year
- 43No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 43rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Chokwe Antar Lumumba is an American attorney, activist, and politician who served as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, from 2017 to 2025. He was elected in 2017 at age 34, becoming the youngest person elected mayor in the city's history. Lumumba is the son of former Jackson mayor and civil rights attorney Chokwe Lumumba, who served as mayor from 2013 until his death in 2014.
Early life
Early life, education, and legal career Lumumba is the son of Chokwe Lumumba and Nubia Lumumba, both of whom were involved in community organizing and civil rights work. [ 1 ] His father, born Edwin Finley Taliaferro, was an attorney, Black nationalist activist, and member of the Republic of New Afrika before entering Jackson city politics. [ 2 ] Lumumba earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tuskegee University .
Why this date
Chokwe Antar Lumumba appears on our March 29 calendar for 1983 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1983.
- September 12Boricua Popular Army
- January 18International Olympic Committee
- June 18Mona Mahmudnizhad
- September 15Israel
- September 17Vanessa Williams
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Sources
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“Chokwe Antar Lumumba”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/chokwe-antar-lumumba, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Chokwe Antar Lumumba
When was Chokwe Antar Lumumba born?
March 29 1983.
How old would Chokwe Antar Lumumba be today?
43 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 29?
PJ Morton, Jasmine Crockett, Jlloyd Samuel and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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