In March 2021, Carl Sylvestre moderated a conversation on arts, activism and technology as part of “Regina Taylor’s Black Album” project mixtape at Southern Methodist University. The hour-long virtual dinner program featured Robert Barry Fleming, Executive Artistic Director at Actors Theatre of Louisville; Nataki Garrett, Artistic Director at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; Jonathan McCrory, Artistic Director of the National Black Theatre and award winning actor, playwright, director Regina Taylor.