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Vickie Louise Porter
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Interview of Vickie Louise Porter by Meda Okelo. Topics include: family coming to EPA in 1957; growing up on Camelia Drive; notable families; EPA education; notable childhood friends; Black teachers at Garden Oaks Jr. High; Ravenswood High School years 1968-72, the facility, academic life, notable teachers; Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church; local businesses especially in Whiskey Gulch; swimming at Bell Street Park; staying connected to EPA after moving to Redwood City; her parents and her siblings; how she started working at EPA Police Department in 1994, her roles there and retiring in January, 2025; Juneteenth celebrations and National Night Out, even during the pandemic; notable non-profits; and her vision for EPA.
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- 06/26/2025
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- National Night Out
- Local P15 for Youth
- Drew Foundation
- Ecumenical Hunger Project
- Garden Oaks Junior High
- Opal Harper
- Jeff Liu
- Tommy Smith
- Reverend Daniels
- Ravenswood High School
- Patricia Reddick
- Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church
- Chief Bowling
- EPA Police Department
- Rhonda Kendall
- Live In Peace
- Rahn Sibley
- Whiskey Gulch
- Vickie Louise Porter
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| Vicki_Porter.JPG | 2025-06-26 | Public | Download |