November 15, 2023
Stories this photo appears in:
![Tease photo](https://epmgaa.media.clients.ellingtoncms.com/img/news/tease/2023/11/14/Award_presented_r100x80.jpg?144a9619b7b2d55e12d8b619b3e5adb91a2095fa)
Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon Believes Illinois Can Play a Role in Improving Lives in Slavery's Last Stronghold
Upon returning from a recent trip to Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania, Cook County Commissioner Monica Gordon is determined to forge a student exchange program between the colleges in her district and slavery's last stronghold. Gordon visited the West African nation with the Abolition Institute as part of a 17-person delegation to fight against modern day slavery.