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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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. & Ib at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City.
"Keep Hope Alive" reflects the journey of the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. as he smiles for a photo op at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City in 2011. In an interview with Ebony.com published in January 2020, the civil rights leader and former U.S. presidential candidate said, "Hope is at its best when despair is at its height. Hope is not a luxury. Hope is a need. Hope is a weapon. You fight darkness with light. You fight despair with hope. You fight sadness with joy. You keep hoping, you keep hopping."
Ib & Martin Luther King III (international human rights advocate). "It’s important, certainly to our family, but I believe the most significant part of the memorial itself is that generations yet unborn will be inspired by what it represents," King III said about the official dedication of the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Ib and Eric Holder, Jr. (former United States Attorney General) in Washington, D.C. in 2010.
Ib and Eric Holder, Jr. (former United States Attorney General) in Washington, D.C. in 2010.
Ib & Kathleen Sebelius (former United States Secretary of Health and Human Services).
Ib & Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (former United States Attorney General) in Washington, D.C., 2011.
Ib & Eric Himpton Holder, Jr. (former United States Attorney General) in Washington, D.C., 2011.
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins and Ib at a gala. Photo credit: late Bill Cunningham, New York Times fashion photographer.
Maryland Senator Shirley Nathan-Pulliam & Ib
Rev. Al Sharpton & Ib at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Phoenix Awards Dinner, Washington, D.C.
Ib & Raymond Kelly (former New York City Police Commissioner) at the New York Police and Fire Widows' & Children's Benefit Fund 25th Annual Benefit Dinner at the New York Hilton in 2010. The event honored the city's fallen heroes.
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.
