Hosted on MSN2mon
If Alabama Republicans had their way, Shomari Figures wouldn’t be in Congress
His father, the late Michael Figures, was elected one of just three Black Alabama state senators in 1978. Thomas Figures, his uncle, was the first Black person to serve as assistant district ...
Hosted on MSN4mon
Shomari Figures wins bid to represent Alabama district embroiled in Supreme Court case
His late father, Michael Figures, was an Alabama state senator and his mother serves in that role now. The son’s win is critical in the Democrats’ efforts to regain control of the House.
Roll Call18d
Rep. Shomari Figures on opportunity: ‘Take advantage of every moment we’ve got’
“Almost a third of Alabama’s population is Black ... Immersed in politics from an early age, he is the son of Michael Figures, a civil rights lawyer who won a well-known case against the ...