In her childhood in Berkeley, Calif., you can find the seeds of the political leader that Vice President Kamala Harris grew up to become.
Her childhood friend Carole Porter, who lived a few houses away, paints a picture of a working-class, multicultural neighborhood.
And she pointed to two women who had a huge effect on the vice president’s life.
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