![Students gather and paint during the black history month art therapy session.](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/9Z8A7691-1200x800.jpg)
Photo Gallery: The Power of Art Therapy All Day Art Project
Guest professional artist Taharka Baraka joins students in making a series of murals highlighting African Americans and the Arts.
![Persevering to Preserve African Culture: A Celebration of Black History Month on Campus](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/3049D8D6-D472-4321-BE1E-316F9C4A9608-1200x800.jpeg)
Persevering to Preserve African Culture: A Celebration of Black History Month on Campus
Performers and audiences unite to commemorate the start of this year’s Black History Month.
![Gathering to Celebrate African American Writers](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/AARI-grphic-1200x800.png)
Gathering to Celebrate African American Writers
COD is set to host its annual African American Read-In to help start its calendar of upcoming Black History events.
![Free Hugs on the Front Lines](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ken-Nwadike-and-students-Edited.png)
Free Hugs on the Front Lines
For COD's Black History Month, activist Ken Nwadike Jr. spoke about how he uses love to overcome trauma and de-escalate protests.
![Thomas Armstrong. Photograph by Elizabeth Barbosa](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fr-profile-2-900x600.jpg)
Lessons from a Freedom Rider
As part of COD’s Black History Month events, students and faculty alike had the honor to listen to Thomas Armstrong, a freedom rider and civil rights activist.
![Guest speaker Larry McClellan. Photograph by Elizabeth Barbosa](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CR-speaker-2-900x600.jpg)
History in Your Backyard
As part of COD’s events for Black History Month, guest speaker Larry McClellan discussed freedom seekers and the Underground Railroad in Northeastern Illinois.
![Afrikan Dance & Music Institute dance as a means of education.](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/BHM-GROUP-2-900x600.jpg)
Photo Gallery: Black History Month Opening Ceremony
COD proudly celebrates Black History Month with the opening ceremony on Feb. 1.
![The Hidden Daily Struggles Black Students Have When Trying to Fit In](https://codcourier.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BSA-900x600.jpg)
The Hidden Daily Struggles Black Students Have When Trying to “Fit In”
BSA raises cultural awareness through discussing their lives as a minority.