He made history in Congress - then the Supreme Court changed its mind

A Supreme Court ruling in April 2026 that weakened the Voting Rights Act has allowed Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps, threatening the seat of Shomari Figures, the first Black representative from Tuskegee, Alabama in modern history. Figures, a Democrat elected in 2024, had secured $1 million in federal funding for a civic center in the impoverished city before the ruling shifted his district to a white-majority seat. City officials fear losing federal support and assistance if Figures loses his reelection bid in November's midterm elections.