EXCLUSIVE: Obama Gives Keynote at Congressional Black Caucus Gala and Touches on Heath Care and Education Issues

By Ibrahim Dabo (@IbDabo) President Obama on September 21 gave the keynote address at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 43rd Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards Dinner and talked about issues ranging from health care, education, to gun control. Few years ago at the Phoenix Awards Dinner, Obama laid out his …

FEATURE: CGI U Empowers College Students to Become Agents of Change

By Ibrahim Dabo (@IbDabo) The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U), launched in 2007, is building on its model of engaging the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world to become agents of change and contribute significantly to the pool of human development. In March 2012, more …

IB TALK ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Common Opens Up About His Life And Book “One Day, It’ll All Make Sense”

By Ibrahim Dabo (@IbDabo) American hip-hop artist and actor Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr, fondly known as Common, now a New York Times best-seller for his autobiography “One Day, It’ll All Make Sense,” talked exclusively about his book and how his story can be of inspiration to people of all ages, …

IB TALK ONLINE EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: Remembering The Life Of S.K. Dabo, A Scholar Whose Legacy Continues To Shine 25 Years Later

Ibrahim Dabo reflects on some of the accomplishments of his late father, S.K. Dabo, in celebration of twenty-five years since he passed away. Ibrahim writes about how his father’s accomplishments have shepherded his commitment to education, making a difference and continuing the legacy of a man who was highly admired as …