DeDreana Freeman
American politician
DeDreana Irene Freeman (born September 30, 1977) is an American politician, civic leader, and non-profit executive. She was elected to serve on the Durham City Council in 2017 and re-elected in 2021 before losing to Matt Kopac in 2025.
Freeman also serves as the Director of Thread Capital and the Director of Partnership Development at CornerSquare Community Capital of the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center. She is active in the National League of Cities, as part of the Transportation and Infrastructure Federal Advocacy Program, and served on the League's Racial Equity and Leadership Council. Freeman served as president of the North Carolina League of Cities' Women in Municipal Government Committee. An Episcopalian, she co-founded Episcopalians United Against Racism and the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina's Racial Justice and Reconciliation Committee, the latter of which she has served as co-chair since 2016.
Early life and education
Freeman was born in Trenton, New Jersey, on September 30, 1977. She grew up in the Bronx and was raised in a single-parent household and, as the oldest of six children, helped raise her siblings. One of her younger sisters has severe developmental and physical disabilities. She is a great-granddaughter of Carrie Elizabeth Smith.
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