Spring 2015
ICSSBM Executive Director, James Garrett, provides an update on the recent efforts of the commission.
The 5th Annual
Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative Recap
The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM) has completed the 5th Annual Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative. The Kick-Off event was held on April 2 at The Brick in South Bend and this year the initiative was held on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in conjunction with local commissions and community partners. Health screenings and educational information was provided at 54 barbershops in 14 cities throughout the state.. Click to continue
Black Male Youth Day at the Statehouse Recap
The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males is proud to have hosted the inaugural Black Male Youth Day at the Statehouse on March 31, 2015. The event took place at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and the theme for this one day event was “Young Black Males Matter”.... Click to continue
ICSSBM Partners with Indiana Fatherhood Coalition on Upcoming 2015 Indiana Dad's Expo
The Indiana Dads Expo is a great opportunity for Dads to celebrate being Dads, and to learn more about topics of critical interest to Dads – topics like Bullying/Preventing Teen Suicide, Guiding Your Children Through Social Media, Parenting Through Divorce, Daddy Boot Camp (for new Dads), and many more. ... Click to continue
"Helping Indy's Young Black Males
Requires City-wide Effort"
Indianapolis Star
"This week, an impressive phalanx of community leaders — black and white, monied and not so monied — lined up behind a bank of microphones at Indiana Black Expo to pledge their support to the Your Life Matters initiative. The initiative, convened last year by Mayor Greg Ballard to slow the rash of homicides in the urban core, started as a report..." Click to continue
"Achievement Gap Narrows as
High School Graduation Rates for Minority Students Improve Faster than Rest of Nation"
U.S. Department of Education
"Graduation rates for black and Hispanic students increased by nearly 4 percentage points from 2011 to 2013, outpacing the growth for all students in the nation, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics..." Click to continue
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