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Press ReleaseNeutral2026-02-27

AL.com: Africatown gets $2.5 million in federal dollars for redevelopment

Shomari Figures
Shomari Figures
DAL-2 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Shomari Figures (D-AL) was published on Thu Feb 26 and titled "AL.com: Africatown gets $2.5 million in federal dollars for redevelopment".

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AL.com: Africatown gets $2.5 million in federal dollars for redevelopment AL.com: Africatown gets $2.5 million in federal dollars for redevelopment AL.com A campaign of new construction and historic renovation in Mobile’s Africatown community will receive a $2.5 million federal allocation to continue its work, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures announced Friday. To make the announcement, Figures and other state and local officials gathered on the front porch of one of three brand-new “forever homes” that the Africatown Redevelopment Corporation (ARC) is about to put on the market. Rykia.Dorsey@m… Fri, 02/27/2026 - 16:28 February 27, 2026
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