Join us for lively discussions in the beautiful Downtown Cary Park, Academy Pavilion. The STREAM Symposium is an intimate opportunity to dialog and receive coaching, tips, and hacks on how to thrive in the Digital Era. Special guest appearance by K97.5 DJ Brian Dawson. Sessions hosted by Aisymmetry, Rodgers Global Leadership Consortium, Blacks in Technology RDU, BrainSTEMology, and Cary in collaboration with Radio One!  Speakers include Coach Rene Daughtry, LaShawnda Rodgers, Tunisha Crews, Bobby McNeil, DeVantes DJ Hall, Nicole Hargroe, Dr. Saundra Wall Williams, Gayle Lanier, James Monte Montague, Prof Alex Flowers, Prof Brett Chambers, Alan, and Kathryn Johnson-Thompson, and Chris Everett. Seating is limited and registration is required! Session Topics: The Rise of Robots and Artificial Intelligence: What does it mean to you? "TECHing While Black" Pathways to Prosperity: Bridging the Black Wealth Gap The Future of Music & Entertainment Da' BSo Cypher STEM Lab: Live Hip-Hop STEMonstration The event is FREE but registration is required on Eventbrite For a full list of Black History & African American Appreciation Month Events: Carync.gov/BHM

Film Synopsis: In 1969, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York mounted a major exhibit called “Harlem On My Mind.” There was just one thing wrong: the show had no work by African American artists. The “Harlem on My Mind” fiasco is emblematic of the barriers Black artists have faced when it comes to having their work exhibited and collected. BLACK IS THE COLOR highlights key moments in the history of African-American visual art, from Edmonia Lewis’s 1867 sculpture Forever Free, to the work of contemporary artists such as Whitfield Lovell, Kerry James Marshall, Ellen Gallagher, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Art historians and gallery owners place the works in context—juxtaposing them with racist images of African-Americans as minstrels, for instance, and setting them against the larger social contexts of Jim Crow, WWI, the civil rights movement and the racism of the Reagan era. Meanwhile, contemporary artists discuss individual works by their forerunners and their ongoing influence. Both comprehensive and lively, BLACK IS THE COLOR is a much-needed survey of great work by artists whose contributions were neglected by the mainstream art world for far too long. Tickets: $6 (individual); $4 (seniors/students/child); $3 (CFC members) Art Class: Inspired by Black Is the Color Tickets: $25 (individual); $23 (CFC member) Cost includes materials, instruction, and pre-class refreshments.