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Press Release2026-02-27

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

Shomari Figures
Shomari Figures
DAL-2 · Representative
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AL.com: Africatown gets $2.5 million in federal dollars for redevelopment

<span>AL.com: Africatown gets $2.5 million in federal dollars for redevelopment</span> <div class="evo-article__body"><p>AL.com</p><p><br>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.</p><p>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.</p></div> <span><span>Rykia.Dorsey@m…</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-27T16:28:40-05:00" title="Friday, February 27, 2026 - 16:28">Fri, 02/27/2026 - 16:28</time> </span> <div class="col-auto">February 27, 2026 </div>
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