Mayor Chokwe Lumumba Wants to Build a 'Solidarity Economy' in Jackson, Miss.

Big news for the Deep South.

By Jamilah King Jul 2, 2013

Change -- yes, maybe even the radical kind -- may be on its way to Jackson, Miss. The predominately black town elected activist Chokwe Lumumba to be its new mayor, and he's got an ambitious plan for economic revival.