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Nikema Williams: “A lot of folks watching today don't have banks knocking down their doors to give them loans, and I know exactly what…”

On the recordApril 26, 2022
A lot of folks watching today don't have banks knocking down their doors to give them loans, and I know exactly what that is like, because I have been unbanked.
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Nikema Williams
Democratic · Georgia

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Nikema Williams shares her personal experience with financial exclusion and the need for better access to loans.

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