May 10, 2022
Akilah Bacy was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She obtained a Bachelor's Degree from Spellman College, and earned her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Texas Tech University School of Law. She was an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County for over three years. Following a stint as an adjunct college professor, she opened her own law office, then ran for the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 138 as a Democrat in 2020. Akilah now lives in her home city of Houston.