DURHAM – WRAL TechWire’s Chantal Allam plays roles of reporter and photographer on Tuesday night for our latest “photo shoot” feature. We realize words alone can’t adequately tell a story.
Daniel Dixon, left, and Fredrick James. pose at the ImBlackInTech event,
So these photo-dominated posts will attempt to capture the mood as well as plenty of faces at various networking events.
Around 100 black entrepreneurs and professionals packed into American Underground’s Google Lounge for the ImBlackInTech mixer. (Check this link for more coverage about the who, what, when, where and why of the event.)
Deep in conversation at the ImBlackInTech event are Lauren Glover and Andre Smith.
With a DJ mixing music in the background, attendees got to mix and mingle and talk shop, while eating fried plantains and sipping cold beer.
Playing DJ for the crowd is Big Top’s Michael English.
It’s the third time the group has hosted the event to sell-out crowds in as many months, and organizers are hoping demand could make it a permanent fixture on the local tech scene.
Catching up at the ImBlackInTech event are Kai Christopher and Brian Sims.
“By us pulling together as a community, we’re really making a statement that this group of people is important, and what they’re doing is valid,” said said organizer Tarryn Henry, AU’s director of Member Experience.
All smiles at the ImBlackInTech mixer are Zariah Cameron and Jordyn Weaver.
Frank Lewis and Jessica LeGrand pose for a photo at the ImBlackInTech event.
Attending their first ImBlackInTech event are Jose Zindia and Chris Morant.
