Meet Cordell Shelby: CPS Grad and Future City Laborer Inspired by His Mom’s Legacy

Cordell Shelby, a King College Prep graduate and Chicago Builds participant, turns his hands-on skills and South Side upbringing into a career with the city’s General Laborer Trainee Program (Photo Provided). 
Cordell Shelby builds things.
He and his mother—an experienced plumber with the City of Chicago Water Department—have built barbecue grills, Hibachi setups, and even a motorcycle from the box—wrench in hand and purpose in the other.
The recent King College Prep