Ibrahim Dawoud is a sophomore staff writer who joined The Verdict with the determination of being heard and making a difference in his community. Ibrahim enjoys spending time with friends, writing, listening to music, watching movies, football and playing video games. He also enjoys cooking and wants to pursue a career in culinary. Ibrahim's goal in The Verdict is having the struggles of being a black student heard then take steps to make a difference in his environment and learning for his current class and many generations to come. Ibrahim plans to write about social, local and world problems and is also putting local businesses and resources in the spotlight for his fellow classmates. Interesting things about Ibrahim is that his favorite book is Poet X, favorite artists are Polo G, Drake, Sleepy Hallow, Bryson Tiller, Nobu Woods, Kendrick Lamar, Brent Faiyaz and Rod Wave his favorite movies are Us, Scarface, Black Panther and Spider-man: Into the Spider Verse.