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Rep. Nikema Williams shares fears, uncertainty with Black women entrepreneurs

uatl · July 11, 2026

Congresswoman Nikema Williams walked into a local tea shop in the Old Fourth Ward on Thursday night wearing an American flag sweater and matching manicure.

Speaking to a room of about 15 Black women entrepreneurs, Williams said they were going to have a conversation that went back to the founding of America. She was feeling “extra patriotic,” because she was planning the nation’s next 250 years.

“I‘m operating in a space that was not designed by or for people who look like me, but I am determined to make sure that it works for all of us,” Williams said at the “From Founding to Future: Women Mean Business” event.

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