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Born | Deborah Sara King January 30, 1951 |
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Deborah Sara Santana (née King, born January 30, 1951) is a peace and social justice activist for women and people of color, business manager, author, and former wife of 34 years to the musician Carlos Santana. [1] The couple's three children [2] are: Salvador Santana, a songwriter, band leader, and instrumentalist [3]; Stella Santana, a singer/songwriter/performer [4]; and Angelica Santana, a writer, archivist and film producer. [5] Santana is the daughter of the blues musician Saunders King [6] and Jo Frances King (née Willis). From 1994 to 2007 she was Vice President and COO of Santana Management, which involved working in management of her husband's world-famous band. [7] [8] As a philanthropist, Santana founded Do A Little, a non-profit which seeks to empower children and underprivileged women, in 2008. [9] [10] [11] Santana has also served as a trustee for ANSA (Artists for a New South Africa) and the Smithsonian Institution. She is on the board of directors of the Violence Intervention program in Los Angeles and is a First Century Leader of the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, as well as a member of the Advisory Committee. [12] [13] [14] Santana is also a founding donor of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. [15]
In 2005, Santana published Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart, a memoir detailing her biracial upbringing as a child of African American and Caucasian parents, and her marriage to Carlos. [16] In 2018, Santana edited and co-published the anthology All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom (Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God), a collection of poems and stories written by 69 women of color. [17] [18] [19] [20] She has also contributed to the anthologies Tutu As I Know Him: On a Personal Note (2006), Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God (2012), Life Moments for Women (2012), and 20 Years - Chokecherries Anniversary Edition (2013). [21]
Santana is credited as a producer on five short documentary films focusing on the Daraja Academy, a free secondary boarding school for high performing girls in need in Kenya, and the work of non-profit partners in South Africa. [22] [23] Four of these films were directed by Emmy-award winner Barbara Rick. [24] Santana continues to support the Daraja Academy both financially and by using her celebrity to bring awareness. [25] [26]
Santana graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies and holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Religion with a Concentration in Women’s Spirituality. [27]
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Born | Deborah Sara King January 30, 1951 |
Alma mater | California Institute of Integral Studies (MA) |
Occupations |
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Children | 3; including Salvador Santana |
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deborahsantana |
Deborah Sara Santana (née King, born January 30, 1951) is a peace and social justice activist for women and people of color, business manager, author, and former wife of 34 years to the musician Carlos Santana. [1] The couple's three children [2] are: Salvador Santana, a songwriter, band leader, and instrumentalist [3]; Stella Santana, a singer/songwriter/performer [4]; and Angelica Santana, a writer, archivist and film producer. [5] Santana is the daughter of the blues musician Saunders King [6] and Jo Frances King (née Willis). From 1994 to 2007 she was Vice President and COO of Santana Management, which involved working in management of her husband's world-famous band. [7] [8] As a philanthropist, Santana founded Do A Little, a non-profit which seeks to empower children and underprivileged women, in 2008. [9] [10] [11] Santana has also served as a trustee for ANSA (Artists for a New South Africa) and the Smithsonian Institution. She is on the board of directors of the Violence Intervention program in Los Angeles and is a First Century Leader of the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, as well as a member of the Advisory Committee. [12] [13] [14] Santana is also a founding donor of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. [15]
In 2005, Santana published Space Between the Stars: My Journey to an Open Heart, a memoir detailing her biracial upbringing as a child of African American and Caucasian parents, and her marriage to Carlos. [16] In 2018, Santana edited and co-published the anthology All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom (Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God), a collection of poems and stories written by 69 women of color. [17] [18] [19] [20] She has also contributed to the anthologies Tutu As I Know Him: On a Personal Note (2006), Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God (2012), Life Moments for Women (2012), and 20 Years - Chokecherries Anniversary Edition (2013). [21]
Santana is credited as a producer on five short documentary films focusing on the Daraja Academy, a free secondary boarding school for high performing girls in need in Kenya, and the work of non-profit partners in South Africa. [22] [23] Four of these films were directed by Emmy-award winner Barbara Rick. [24] Santana continues to support the Daraja Academy both financially and by using her celebrity to bring awareness. [25] [26]
Santana graduated from the California Institute of Integral Studies and holds a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Religion with a Concentration in Women’s Spirituality. [27]
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