Posts by A-lan Holt

The Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) at Stanford University is celebrating 25 years of artistic excellence. IDA has been a transformative home for artists across multiple generations, providing mentorship, community, and creative freedom to shape future arts leaders. In this video, Students, faculty, and staff reflect on what makes IDA special, from interdisciplinary…

On April 8, 1968, four days after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., 70 Black Student Union (BSU) members went on stage during a panel, took the mic, and read off a list of 10 demands which included better treatment of Black Stanford students, Black Stanford faculty, and residents of East Palo Alto. This…

Reflections by Alexis Jones “Long day?”  These are the words that greeted me when I walked into the Tressider Oak lounge and fell into my seat, exhaling with such audible force that it elicited a response of humorous inquiry from the fellow attendee beside me. “Yes,” I laughed, feeling slightly embarrassed that my exhaustion was…

This morning the New Yorker Documentary premiered “The Game God(S)” by IDA visiting artist Adrian L. Burrell. The New Yorker reports that the film “pries open myths of modern Blackness and ties one of America’s greatest beliefs back to its greatest sin.” Watch the film and read the accompanying article below. Shaking The Foundations of the…