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This is part of NBC News’ Checkbook Chronicles, a series of profiles looking at the financial realities of everyday Americans and the challenges they face. Romona Smith nearly dropped out of college twice since enrolling in 2022. The first time, she was about to call it quits after extra shifts at McDonald’s failed to cover her more than $2,000 in out-of-pocket costs at Tennessee State University.
I don’t want to be afraid of bringing people into this world, and this world is changing from what it is already.” With the election less than four months away, she worries about launching her career under a second Trump administration, citing the Republican nominee’s antipathy toward efforts to boost equity in the workplace and proposals in Project 2025 to roll back diversity and inclusion programs.
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