Figures Warns Redistricting Threatens Black Power | Birmingham News

Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 13, 2026 · 1m

Congressman Shomari Figures warns that Alabama lawmakers are attempting to dilute Black voting power in the state’s second congressional district, a move he says could undo decades of progress and regress the state to the segregationist era. Despite a federal court order last year that mandated a new district to ensure fair representation for Black voters, Figures believes current redistricting efforts target systemic representation—not his personal seat—threatening the community’s political voice. Speaking at a Montgomery church, he criticized the Supreme Court’s role in redistricting…