Phenomenal Teen – Jhanna Davis!

Jhanna Davis

PROFILE

jhanna davis
student | trailblazer
Passion: psychology
Occupation: full-time student
Hometown: Harlem
Current Address: Baltimore, MD

Jhanna Davis is a truly a Phenomenal Teen. Jhanna is the daughter of Maria Davis, who is a vigilant AIDS activist in the Harlem community. Jhanna was 6 years old when her mother contracted the HIV virus. At such a tender age Jhanna had to care for her mother, becoming her eyes, ears, hands and feet when her mother became very ill. She did not have a typical childhood.

Jhanna is now 18 years of age. Her childhood experience has made her anything but a victim. She has emerged a strong and determined young woman, a leader in her own right. Throughout junior high and high school she was a HIV peer advisor, she coordinated AIDS awareness and HIV testing events; she led her peers to numerous AIDS walks and raised a bit of money towards AIDS research. Throughout all of this she still had the drama of being a teen growing up in New York City.

Despite what seemed at times like insurmountable odds, Jhanna graduated from high school.  When it seemed like she would not be able to go to college because her mother could not afford to pay for it, Jhanna’s experiences and determination led her to Morgan State University, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology.