Indiana Black Expo

Join us at the IBE Summer Celebration Saturday, July 18th from 12:30pm – 2:30pm at the Indiana Convention Center. I can’t wait to moderate the Impact of Education and Relationships in the Black Community Panel. Along side panelists: Omari Hardwick, Dereke Luke, and Steven Bishop. Admission inside the panel is FREE with your Saturday Expo […]

Indiana Black Expo has joined forces with other community partners and Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard to launch the 360 Coalition to address and reduce the crime and poverty that plagues our city. Radio One-Indianapolis’ Kim Wells has the story. Click the media player below to hear more on this new initiative. ###(@kwellscomm)### kimwellsmedia 061115 @1067WTLC    

A new strategic plan has been released by the Your Life Matters Task Force to improve the quality of the lives of young black men  from their early teens through their young adult years–the span of time that they seem most vulnerable and most at-risk. The “YLM PLAN OF ACTION” report focuses on key areas […]

Indianapolis has released a Plan of Action to help the Indianapolis community; organizations and agencies inside and outside of government to help improve the quality…

106.7 WTLC Hosts International DJ at 2014 IBE Summer Celebration Indianapolis Native DJ Allad Rocks a Soulful Set on Stage   This years Indiana Black Expo offers a plethora of family friendly and adult activities and entertainment. This weekend, 106.7 WTLC will host an international DJ at their stage inside the convention center. DJ Allad […]

Check out some of Thursday’s Indianapolis Headlines with Kim Wells             Former Pacers player Lance Stephenson fondly Tweets; Calling all job seekers, Indiana Black Expo wants to see you today and other events… Click HERE to hear Huggy Lowdown from the TJMS. A murdered convenience store clerk on the road […]

Storm Deaths Suffered By Our Neighbor The Weather Channel says storms swept through eight states Sunday including here, in Indiana. The death toll in our neighboring state Illinois has now reached six. Disruption there also included an evacuation of Soldier Field and a two-hour delay on a Bears home game against the Ravens. Indiana Battered […]

As the IBE weekend closed we gave a chance to some of our listeners and close call contestants a chance to sing their hearts out in an effort to wow the Summer Celebration attendee’s. Check out samples of “So You Say You Can Sing Live”! [ooyala code=”prbjBpZDqOq22ddG4v9rDXSQHwXp7moT” player_id=”null”]

Thursday, July 18 IBE Education Conference Presented by Indiana Civil Rights Commission and Cummins Inc. The 6th annual conference provides teachers, administrators, and others concerned with education with resources, best practices and professional development training in the area of cultural competency. Theme: Redefining 21st Century Learning Keynote and Plenary Speakers: Dr. Marvin Thompson, Chief Academic […]

Wednesday, July 17 IBE BUSINESS CONFERENCE PRESENTED BY KEY BANK Cont. City of Indianapolis Construction Roundtable In 2004, the Indiana Construction Roundtable began an effort to change the way we build things. This owner driven initiative was called the ICR Diversity Initiative, and its purpose was to make a meaningful change to the way that […]

This week Indiana Black Expo released the 2012 State of Our Black Youth Report, a massive 236 page statistical analysis and narrative on the health and well-being of African-American youth in Indiana. Simultaneous press conferences were held in sixteen cities across the state: Anderson, East Chicago, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, Kokomo, […]

This week Indiana Black Expo released the 2012 State of Our Black Youth Report, a massive 236 page statistical analysis and narrative on the health and well-being of African-American youth in Indiana. Simultaneous press conferences were held in sixteen cities across the state: Anderson, East Chicago, Elkhart, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Jeffersonville, Kokomo, […]