Commission News

Melton and Allen Elected as Chair and Vice-Chair

The ICSSBM board of commissioners voted to re-elect Eddie Melton as Chairman, and elected Kenneth Allen as Vice-Chairman of the commission... Click to continue

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Michigan City Commission Awarded Grant

The ICSSBM would like to congratulate the Michigan City Commission on the Social Status of African-American Males. Their local commission has been awarded a $1,000 grant from Indiana First Lady’s Charitable Foundation Board... Click to continue 

Community Resources

Indiana Youth Institute Releases 2015 Data Book

"We want to equip you with most current information about the well-being of children, youth and their families so that you can continue to impact the lives of Indiana’s children." Click to view

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Energy Assistance Program

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) provides financial assistance to low-income households to maintain utility services during the winter heating months. Click to view

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Indiana Afterschool Network

IASN is a nonprofit organization that champions afterschool and summer learning by inspiring, empowering and connecting youth workers, partners and advocates at the state and local levels. Click to view

Contact ICSSBM

100 North Senate Avenue
Room N103
Indianapolis, IN 46202

(317) 234-1389
www.in.gov/icssbm

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ICSSBM Executive Director, James Garrett, provides an update on the recent efforts of the commission.

Black Male Youth Day at the Statehouse

The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males in conjunction with local area commissions is hosting the inaugural Black Male Youth Day at the Statehouse, March 31, 2015.  The event will take place at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and the theme for this one day event is “Young Black Males Matter”... Click to continue

The 5th Annual
Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative

The Indiana Commission on the Social Status of Black Males (ICSSBM) will be coordinating the Annual Indiana Black Barbershop Health Initiative for the fifth time, in 2015. The initiative will take place on Saturday, April 11, 2015. This event will be held in conjunction with local commissions and community partners will be providing health screenings and education at local barbershops from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in fifteen participating cities... Click to continue

Black History Month: Hope for the Future

by Chairman Eddie Melton

Another year has passed. Black History Month is upon us once again. Yet many Black communities continue to face bleak conditions including the lack of gainful employment, the persistence of gun violence, and an inter-generational cycle of disadvantage... The outcry for racial justice has reverberated from NYC to Ferguson, MO to Oakland, CA. America, once again, is at a crossroads... Click to continue

Some Sobering News About Black Males
Indianapolis Star

"This has been a very busy new year, but I did have the opportunity to enjoy the movie “Selma” and reflect upon the realities of being a black male in America in 2015... the picture that emerges is both challenging and troubling. Fifty years after Selma, the minority of citizens of races and creeds who participated in and led the various freedom campaigns for black social and economic equity would be utterly amazed by what has happened in 50 years and utterly confounded at the same time..." Click to continue

The Lasting Campaign for Black Male Achievement 

Open Society Foundations

"Over six years ago, the Open Society Foundations expanded its historic support for racial justice in the United States by initiating an effort specifically targeted at the challenges confronting black men and boys: the Campaign for Black Male Achievement (CBMA)...the campaign will now spin off to continue its work as an independent organization in a new and enhanced form..." Click to continue

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