Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts

Nsenga Knight | Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts, 2015 | Installation at Project Rowhouses, 2511 Holman St Houston TX | Round 43: Small Business/ Big Change | Oct 24, 2015 – Feb 29, 2016

Interior of MSLMA facing the library, martial arts dojo, and film.

Martial Arts class at Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts

Detail of Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts Black Consciousness Space library

Detail interior of Muhammad School of Language and Martial Arts Black Consciousness Space

Muhammad School of Language & Martial Arts, October 25, 2015 – February 28, 2016
Installation/ Social Practice project at Project Rowhouses in Houston,TX

Installation includes a looping documentary about Sister Clara Muhammad Schools – a network of several dozen independent schools founded in the early 1930s United States by Black Muslims, original signage (outdoor and indoor), a martial arts dojo, a library specializing in books Knight collected from Black Muslims
in Houston, a workshop space, and a “Black Conscious Space” of prayer, meditation and contemplation.
Knight collaborated with Five Elements Kung Fu Wu Su – a martial arts dojo owned by a Black Muslim family in Houston’s 3rd Ward, to teach weekly martial arts classes to the public throughout 4-month project.

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