As I have always warned, even when the pressure is restored, even when we're not under a boil water notice, it's not a matter of if these systems will fail, but when these systems will fail, there are many points of failure. We're talking about a set of accumulated challenges that have taken place over the better part of 30 years.

Chokwe Antar Lumumba

Chokwe Antar Lumumba (born March 29, 1983) is an American attorney, activist, politician serving as the 53rd mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.He was first elected in 2017. In the primary, Lumumba soundly won the Democratic nomination, defeating incumbent mayor Tony Yarber and John Horhn, a state senator. Lumumba went on to win the general election in a landslide. Lumumba is a self-described Progressive.He is the son of former mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who served briefly before his death in 2014. Lumumba has two children with his wife, Ebony.

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