Shomari’s mother, Vivian Davis Figures — then ... and it is the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement in Montgomery, Alabama,” Figures said by way of introduction.

With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas ...

Shomari Figures ... times continue to roll for Figures, elected to the U.S House to serve the 2nd congressional district in November, becoming only the fourth Black Alabama resident elected ...

The day, December 1, would be in honor of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has been proposed by Representative Terri Sewell of Alabama. Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," Parks ...

Researchers from an Auburn University lab collected the shrew in Camp Hill. Dr. Wendy Hood of the Hood Lab said other ...

Welcome to the Amsterdam News Family! I’m honored to be Amsterdam News‘ Publisher and my father, Wilbert “Bill” Tatum, before me. We’ve been reporting the news of the day from a Black ...

Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures (D) is co-sponsoring a bill that aims to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans ...

WASHINGTON (WSFA) - Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures (D) is co-sponsoring a bill that aims to expand health care coverage to millions of Americans who remain uninsured, his office announced Tuesday.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Alabama) was selected for two House of Representatives committees on Tuesday. Figures will serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures returned to Mobile for a ceremonial swearing-in today. Figures represents Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District. He was officially sworn ...