Delesiya Davis graduated in 2019 from the University of Michigan with her bachelor’s in Women’s Studies and History with a Minor in Judaic Studies. After graduating from the University of Michigan, she participated in AmeriCorps for two years. During her first year, she worked with Girl Power, a nonprofit in Miami, Florida. At Girl Power, she collaborated with teams from communities across Miami to provide self-development services to young women ages eight to sixteen. During her second VISTA year, she worked for the Michigan College Access Network in Lansing, Michigan (MCAN). At MCAN, she helped to increase post-secondary college access for students of color, low-income, and first-generation students.
After her two AmeriCorps years, Delesiya attended Howard University School of Law and graduated in 2024 with her J.D. and a graduate certificate in women’s studies. While in law school, Delesiya interned at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Equal Rights Advocates, and with Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr, a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Furthermore, she participated in Howard’s Civil Rights and Re-entry Clinics, was a member of Howard Law School’s Womxn’s Law Student Association, and was the Community Service Chair for Howard’s Public Interest Law Society her 3L year.
At the National Partnership for Women and Families, Delesiya will serve as a fellow in the Economic Justice department. She looks forward to working on this area of women’s rights during her fellowship and learning more about women’s rights in general.
