About the Institute
The Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit leadership development organization focusing on the youth of Washington, DC.
By participating in the Leadership Institute's programs and attending the Institute's classes, students develop life-enhancing skills along with positive values, a sense of purpose and direction, and a commitment to progressive community development. Confidence and skills developed through our programs, equip students to set goals and enable them to reach those goals, while overcoming life's inevitable challenges.
The Institute's training program develops physical strength, a strong will, a quickened mind, and an ethical and moral base from which to evaluate one's own actions and those of others. Students learn self-reliance, personal responsibility, to strive for excellence, and to become successful adults and leaders in their chosen fields. Training at the HTCMLI is preparation for living a meaningful life.
Board of Directors
- Abdur-Rahim Muhammad, President
Abdur-Rahim Muhammad has an MBA, is an international businessman, and has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Mainland China.
- Samer Najia, Secretary
- Alisa Johnson, Treasurer
Community
Historic Lincoln Theatre,
U Street NW, DC
The Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute (HTCMLI) produces events for the community that educate and improve the health and wellness of the community.
Several events produced by HTCMLI and held at the historic Lincoln Theatre on U Street, NW include:
- *a free public forum on improving one's own health and wellness;
- *a public and free forum on ending youth violence in the city;
- *the creation of an annual award inspired by the legendary history of Paul Robeson called the "Here I Stand" award;
- *an evening with Actor-Activist Danny Glover interviewing Entertainer-Activist Harry Belafonte;
- *an evening with scholar Dr. Manning Marable interviewing the legendary Dick Gregory;
- *an evening with Historian-Scholar Dr. John Hope Franklin.
Please visit the Events page and the Gallery page for more information about these past HTMCLI community productions.
Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in our city's youth.
If you are a media representative then please let us know what you need for your article. We will happily fax you press kits and releases, supply photos, reserve event access and have a spokesperson or board member available to talk to you about our projects. Contact us by phone for an interview.
- Sifu Abdur-Rahim Muhammad
President, Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute
Chief Instructor, Hung Tao Choy Mei Kung Fu Academy
Tel: 202.232.2387 (During hours listed below)
Voice Mail: 202.265.1670
Email: HTCMRahim@aol.com
- Kenneth Rubotzky
Communications Director, Full Instructor
Tel: 202.232.2387 (During hours listed below)
Email: kenzky@yahoo.com
- Mailing Address
Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute
1351 U Street, NW
2nd Floor
Washington, D.C. 20009
- Directions:
Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute is located on U Street NW, between 13th and 14th Streets, one block west of the U Street Metro. We are located on the second floor.
- Hours:
Monday-Friday 6:15PM-7:30PM
Saturday 10:00AM-12:00PM
Sunday 9:00AM-12:15PM
Hung Tao Choy Mei Kung Fu Academy
Included within the Leadership Institute is the Hung Tao Choy Mei Kung Fu Academy. The Kung Fu academy is located in a central location of the District of Columbia, on U Street, NW, between 13th and 14th streets, NW on the second floor.
This historic and city central location is the primary space for teaching children and adults from the community. Instruction in Tai Chi Chuan, Jow Ga Kung Fu, and Chinese Lion Dance can be found there.
The Hung Tao Choy Mei Kung Fu Academy has its own website:
Hung Tao Choy Mei Kung Fu Academy.
The Paul Robeson "Here I Stand" Award for Activism in the Arts
(front view)
(back view)The "Here I Stand" award honors famed actor and singer Paul Robeson -- whose 1958 autobiography bore that name -- as well as the individuals receiving the award. The "Here I Stand" award highlights the careers of artists and scholars who have distinguished themselves through contributions to the community, at large.
Robeson became one of the most well-known Americans internationally in the 1930s and 1940s at the pinnacle of a career that touched many corners of American life.
An Unforgettable Evening with Dr. John Hope Franklin | 21 April 2007
An Unforgettable Evening with Dick Gregory | 22 April 2006
An Unforgettable Evening with Harry Belafonte | 9 April 2005