WASHINGTON – The Congressional Black Caucus celebrated a number of landmarks Friday — a record 62 members of Congress in the caucus, two Black House members from Alabama for the first time and the ...

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Howard chapter. Kyla Cole was born and raised in the famous city of Montgomery, Alabama. She later graduated from Howard University ...

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 in to ...

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 ...

(WALA) - Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures has been named to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the House Agriculture Committee. Figures, D-Ala., released a statement ...

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures walked up to Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday while the two were on Capitol Hill, shook his hand and introduced himself as a resident of Mobile, and the ...

This article is the fourth in a six-part MSNBC Daily series, “Meet the Freshmen,” featuring six of Congress’ newest faces — three Republicans and three Democrats — in a series of diverse ...

The House Agriculture Committee is adding eight new Democratic members and has two more open slots on the minority slate. This week’s Open Mic guest is Greg Tyler, President and CEO of the US ...

Freshman Democratic U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures of Alabama was named to the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and the Agriculture Committee for the 119th Congress on Tuesday.

Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., used his election night victory speech to recognize his win’s emergence from the long shadow of Alabama’s racist history and his family’s enduring legacy of ...