Katie Greene Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Item
Title
Katie Greene Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Identifier
2024.017.009
Type
.mov
Description
This interview with Katie Greene was conducted on December 5th, 2023. Greene is primarily known in the community as co-founder of The Group, a Riverside-based organization that was founded in 1999 to address issues affecting the African American Community. As the longtime chair of the Issues and Actions committee, Greene has been a long-term community advocate, building with the Riverside African American Historical Society and the Eleanor Grier Leadership Academy. In this interview, Katie recounts her life, from her childhood in Millville, Louisiana, to her military service as a medic, nurse, and nurse practitioner. While serving in the military, Greene also describes some of the challenges she faced due to her race and gender. One example is her being chosend to model hairstyles for the military's new affirmative action policies. Despite these challenges, Greene also went on to pursure a law degree and volunteered for 23 years with the Public Service Law Corporation which helped those who could not afford legal services. Both Katie and her sister Rose Mayes are a powerful postive force in Riverside, and Katie's interview reflects that.
Subject
African American History
The Group
Eleanor Grier Leadership Academy
Riverside African American Historical Society
Spatial Coverage
Riverside (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1950 - 2023
Creator
Scherly Virgill
Date
12/5/2023
Contributor
Katie Greene
Format
.mov
Language
English
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