The Racial Justice Coalition of Asheville and Black Wall Street present Satana Deberry, J.D. on Friday, February 16, at 7:30 at 8 River Arts Place, Asheville, 28801. Welcome Santana to Asheville, and hear what her goals and her platform are in the primary race for the N.C. Attorney General office!
Who should attend: Anyone interested in the Democratic primary contest for NC Attorney General who wants to learn more about Durham County DA Santana Deberry, J.D., candidate.
Satana was raised in North Carolina by two public school teachers. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Princeton University, her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, and her Masters in Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
She built a successful legal and prosecutorial career, always keeping sight of the people of North Carolina. Satana has served as a defense attorney in Hamlet, NC, General Counsel for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and Executive Director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition.
As the Durham County District Attorney, Santana has prioritized the prosecution of serious offenses, implemented policies to reduce unnecessary pretrial incarceration and court involvement, and worked to improve trust and equity in the courts. The Durham DA's office was the first to eliminate the rape kit backlog, and her office prosecuted more cold case sexual assault crimes than any other DA in North Carolina and oversaw the first-ever successful prosecution of a human trafficking case. Santana has tackled predatory insurance companies and pharmaceutical companies that fill neighborhoods with opioids.
She knows the battles earlier generations fought to give every North Carolina equal rights, which are now under attack. As a mother of two who almost died in childbirth, she understands how deeply personal reproductive care is and how restrictive access disproportionately affects women of color and lower income women. She leads by treating everyone fairly and protecting people's rights, including the sacred right to vote.
Satana is a recipient of the North Carolina Justice Center's 2020 Defender of Justice Awards for Litigation, the Duke Law Alumni Association’s 2020 Charles S. Murphy Award for Civic Service, and Attorney General Josh Stein’s Dogwood Award.