UCI Dance Alumna Takes Home Webby Award
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Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. '14, with her Webby Award at the 30th Annual Webby Awards. Photo by James Hartley.
Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. '14, wins Best Podcasts — Belonging & Inclusion for "We're Doing The Wiz"
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts alumna, Sakina Ibrahim, M.F.A. ’14, has won the Best Podcasts, Belonging and Inclusion category at the 30th Annual Webby Awards for her work on "Radiotopia Presents: We're Doing The Wiz."
"It is a true honor to be recognized on such a large platform,” shared Ibrahim. “This category is incredibly valuable, as it opens pathways for necessary conversations around race, identity, and controlling our own narratives — themes that are at the very heart of our podcast, ‘We're Doing The Wiz.’ To be selected by both a prestigious committee of industry experts and the public is a sign of hope; it serves as a reminder that every story matters and that no one can tell us otherwise."
An official selection of the Tribeca Festival and a National Magazine Award-nominated podcast, "We're Doing The Wiz" revisits a high school production of the beloved musical as a lens for exploring community, creativity and cultural legacy. "The revisiting of a high school production of The Wiz becomes its own stage for vulnerable self-excavation," said Davy Gardner, head of podcasts at Tribeca Enterprises. "It's a brilliant example of how a limited narrative series can transport listeners through memories while bringing them close to the people who lived them."
M.F.A. '14
Ibrahim was honored at the 30th Annual Webby Awards ceremony in New York City on May 11, 2026, where she delivered one of the event's signature five-word acceptance speeches. Past five-word speeches have included NASA's "Houston We Have A Webby" and Grammy Award-winning artist, SZA’s “The Internet Scares Me. Thanks.”
In addition to her podcasting work, Ibrahim is an NAACP Image Award-nominated author of Big Words to Little Me and the founder of the Dance Arts Academy, which provides culturally responsive arts education to Title I schools and underserved communities across Orange and Los Angeles counties.
To learn more about Sakina Ibrahim, visit her website at sakinaibrahim.com. For more information about the Dance Arts Academy, visit danceartsacademyoc.org.
