Ib interviews Dr. Earl S. Richardson, President Emeritus, Distinguished Professor and Research Associate of Morgan State University at the Associated Black Charities (ABC) annual gala, where the governor of Maryland presented Dr. Richardson with the ABC Lifetime Achievement Award.
Refuse the Smaller Future.
At 16, while living as a refugee, I dreamed of becoming a journalist. My applications were rejected, and some friends questioned whether my dream was realistic. But I refused to give up.
By 17, I had become an Africa correspondent for one of the world’s leading soccer websites. That opportunity opened doors to a journalism career that would take me into conversations with influential people across sports, entertainment, business, and public service.
In 2003, I created my own website, which grew into Ib Talk Online—a platform for sharing stories, interviews, and photographs that capture the people, experiences, and moments that have shaped my journey.
Looking back, my greatest lesson isn’t simply that persistence helped me become a journalist.
It’s that our present circumstances are not the full measure of who we are capable of becoming.
Today, I bring that conviction into my work as a leadership coach, speaker, and mentor, helping emerging and aspiring leaders recognize their potential, develop their capabilities, and pursue lives of greater purpose, influence, and service.
Whether you’re looking for a speaker who can inspire your audience or a coach to help you take your next step, I’d welcome the opportunity to connect.
As always, your articles promote positively needed uplifting testimonies which is a credit to your spirit.
- Sherman Davis
President and CEO, Futech, Inc
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Award-winning and multi-platinum recording R&B singer-songwriter and actress, Deborah Cox, pens an autograph on a souvenir at the 5th Annual DogCatemy Celebrity Gala at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City shortly before taking to the stage to perform.
"I'm really, really excited about getting some new stuff out and it’s just a lot of things going on,” Cox told Ib Talk Online in an exclusive interview.
R&B singer-songwriter and actress Deborah Cox & Ib
American Hip-hop artist and actor Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr, fondly known as Common, smiles for a photo before sharing an inspiring personal story at the 2011 Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C.
“I read the Bible and start understanding that the more I experience life, I apply it to everyday life and not just see it as stories that happened back then or just some words,” he said.
Seated next to Common is his mother and educator, Dr. Mahalia Ann Hines.
American hip-hop artist and actor Common & Ib in Washington, DC.
Families pay tribute to their loved ones lost, marking the 10-year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City in 2001.
An NYPD officer walks a visitor across the street from Ground Zero during the 10-year anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. In the background hangs a U.S. flag with tributes written in memory of loved ones who died during the attack.
One of the tributes read: "Ten years gone by, as vivid as yesterday that the unimaginable was done. Again giving proof to the world these colors will NEVER run. Footprints held safe in reflecting pools of 1,122 never found."
Flaviana Matata (Tanzanian beauty queen and fashion model), Ib and Russell Simmons (American entrepreneur, record executive & film producer) at the American Business Awards at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, where Simmons was an honoree in 2011.
Russell Simmons & Ib at the 2011 American Business Awards at the New York, where Simmons received the Difference Maker award.
Model and Designer Alek Wek shared a moving keynote address at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees’ 60th anniversary celebration at New York City’s Plaza Hotel in 2011. She talked about her struggle during the civil war in her native country, South Sudan. “The most incredible and very humbling thing my career has given me is the voice to advocate for refugees. I truly believe that collectively, as people, we can make change,” Wek said.
NBA star Dwyane Wade talks Talking about fatherhood experiences and his new book "A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball." He said, "having a kid and being a parent is the greatest gift that you can have. It's the toughest job but it's the most rewarding and fulfilling job that you can have in your life." Wade was speaking at the Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in Washington, DC, in 2012.
Ib & American Actor and Comedian Chris Tucker at an annual conference in Washington, DC.
Ib & American Actor and Comedian Chris Tucker at an annual conference in Washington, DC.
Ibrahim is the consummate pro, with extraordinary attention to details. He creates visuals and news articles that one would expect to see in top national publications. My only hope is that Ib continues to assist the many good causes he encounters, but surely big corps will take notice of his talents. I’ve had the incredible pleasure of working with Ibrahim on stories for the Associated Black Charities and the American Red Cross, Chesapeake Region. He brings journalism to the ‘ideal.’ One gets the sense of watching a brilliant star pass by as he works.
