Black, Latina women work to become electricians as part of first all-female class for longtime trades training program

Maria Rocio Brito listens to instructor Tamiko Winn during a level-one electrical engineering class, part of a program funded by Project Hood and Associated Builders and Contractors Illinois, at New Beginnings Church of Chicago on March 20, 2021. Brito is hoping to get a job in the construction industry after she finishes the program. (Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune)