HIV educator helps women learn from her mistake
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 11:31
in Psychology & Sociology
In her 20s, Precious Jackson got HIV while in a relationship. Now she teaches women with partners in jail how to lower their risks and train peers to do the same. She also speaks at black churches.Growing up in South Los Angeles, Precious Jackson said she was attracted to the bad boys. "My father was a bad boy," she said. He was a hustler, a pimp, a drug addict. But Jackson also saw him as a gentleman who provided for his family. "I chose guys that emulated my dad," she said.