Central Hardin High School senior Katelyn Windell dreams of one day becoming a neonatal nurse practitioner and when she graduates this year, she will be well on her way.
Taking dual-credit classes through Elizabethtown ComÂmunÂity and Technical College and HarÂdin County Schools Early College and Career Center, WinÂdell is on her way to earn an associate in science and an associate in arts degrees this year.
âIt gives me a lot of comfort knowing that I have such a head-start on my education,â she said. âWhen I sit down and think about it, this head-start has really helped me. I have had a lot tougher classes and a heavier workload; however, I think this has prepared me for college and the workforce.â
For nearly seven years, the East Side Freedom Library has been a place for producing new knowledge and making connections. The link between African American history and labor history is one such connection. In collaboration with the University of Minnesota Department of History, the Ramsey County Historical Society, and the Labor and Working-Class History Association, ESFL is hosting an online conversation between the two leading scholars of Black labor in the United States: Dr. Joe W. Trotter, Jr., and Dr. William P. Jones. The conversation will take place on Wednesday, February 10 from 6:00-7:00pm. Please register here to get a link to join the program,