As part of the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year, Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson took part in a panel discussion arranged by the Illinois Department of Corrections Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center. The event was put on in partnership with Wilson's Tolerance Means Dialogues organization, which aims to bring together students and thought leaders to find more constructive approaches to living together in a pluralistic society. The panel was moderated by Jacquelyn Frank, professor of Human Services and Aging Studies at Eastern Illinois University, and also included Shannon Minter, director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. The event also included an essay writing competition for members of the Kewanee Life Skills Re-Entry Center.

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