Project Baby to Attorney

Breshatta Davis is an aspiring young woman who believes that God’s purpose for her is to help make a change in people’s lives through as an attorney. As a child, Davis saw the plight of living in poverty with her single mother and her sister. She remembers seeing fights in her Oak Manor neighborhood and the effects that poverty had on people. She believed that the beginning of the forces that would shape her desire to do something for people began there. As she was growing up, she lost one brother when she was six-years-old and another brother when she was eight-years-old, both to gun violence. After seeing these things, she knew that she wanted to have a better life for herself and create a better life for her mother. She wanted to be able to make a change. At that time, Davis felt that she wanted to help make a change, even as President of the United States. Soon, she realized the importance of being a lawyer because they didn’t have one after the death of her brother, nor did she like the way the cases were handled. A driving motivator for Davis was not wanting to see others cry as her mother did. She vividly remembers the yellow dress she wore when she heard a message in church that shared, “the battles that we face are not ours, but the Lord's." She wanted a better life, and she knew that she would have to accept the responsibility for that life, seeking the answers through prayer.

Davis was active during her formative educational years. She participated in many school activities while she was in elementary school, where she took on leadership roles at an early age. During her years in junior high, Davis made new friends and saw what life was like being around different people and learn the importance of education as it relates to the kind of life an individual can have. After graduating from Richwood High School, Davis went to Southern University on a scholarship. Davis' first two years were difficult financially, but she had support from people that God placed in her life. She completed undergraduate schooling in three years instead of four in 2012 at age 21 because she went to summer school every year and took extra classes. She started law school in the Fall of 2013 but had to drop out because she could not maintain working and attending classes, as she failed out her second semester. She said that she felt defeated because she had to sit out a year, but she used that year to travel and get inspiration. She remembers pieces of a quote about failure when she realized that failure is not necessarily the end. Davis went back to law school in the Fall of 2015 and graduated in May 2019.

Davis said that the word test she took was one of the hardest that she's ever taken, but passed the test on her first attempt. Davis will admit that her journey hasn’t been easy, especially seeing the things that she has seen in her life, but believes all that she saw as a young person has helped to shape her into the person that she is today.

Davis’ advice to young people is to pray to God, asking for guidance and perseverance even when the odds are stacked against them.

"Keep your eyes forward," Davis said. “Look to the hills to where your help comes from. You will be fine! I am looking forward to making changes here, not just in Monroe, but here and in the world to fulfill my purpose, inspiring others along the way."

And we believe you will Breshatta, press on!