At 34, he was the city’s youngest ever mayor, and he campaigned on a promise of self-determination for the predominantly Black city.
It’s an ongoing factor in Mississippi politics,” said Leslie McLemore, a former Jackson State University political science professor who also once sat on the Jackson City Council.
That was on top of years of boil-water notices that eroded residents’ trust in the city’s water supply.
In April, a push by conservative legislators to strip local control of the city’s water system failed for the second time in the House.
Rogelio V. Solis / AP fileByron D'Andra Orey, a political science professor at Jackson State University, said the bribery scandal could shape the municipal elections.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
Black, Hinds, ”, Mississippi, Jackson, Mississippi’s, Jackson’s Fondren, Hinds County, “, Northwest Jackson, Mount Helm