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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Atwood Collins III (Executive Vice President of M&T Bank Corporation, and President and Chief Operating Officer of its Mid-Atlantic Divisio) & Ib at a luncheon meeting.
William H. Swanson (Chairman & CEO of Raytheon Company) & Ib @ the Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Global Competitiveness Conference gala.
Congressman John Lewis & Ib at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Prayer Breakfast, Washington, D.C.
Joy Kitanga-Dabo & former NBA player Kris Humphries at the Trent Tucker All 4 Kids Foundation celebrity Welcome Dinner in New York.
Children's Cancer & Blood Foundation (CCBF) hosted its 2011 annual "Breakthrough Ball" benefit gala in New York to raise funds and support children suffering from cancer and blood diseases. "I'm not sure if I ever could explain to you how difficult it is having a child with a life threatening disease," Ronald J. Iervolino, president of CCBF said in an interview. "I know I can never explain how it feels to live in constant fear of a horrible disease like my daughter and so many of the patients." For the past 26 years, Mr. Iervolino's daughter has been a patient at the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
Former NBA player Johnny Newman & Ib at the Trent Tucker All 4 Kids Foundation and The Max Cure Foundation celebrity dinner, New York City in 2012.
Clay Walker (American country music artist) and Jessica Walker attend The Trent Tucker Celebrity Gala presented by the All 4 Kids Foundation and The Max Cure Foundation at STK, NYC in 2012.
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.
