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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley reveals her experience with student loan debt

In a heartfelt moment speaking about racial disparities related to student debt, Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) recently revealed that she defaulted on her student loans at one point. “Like 85% of Black students, I had to borrow; and like so many of those students, I also defaulted on those loans,” Pressley said during a press conference organized by the American Federation of Teachers. “We know that Black and Brown students are five times more likely to default for those loans, than… Source link

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