Kuumba Community Art, which she owns, is a graphic design academy for high school students and rests in the heart of Ensley, and is part of the collective, Ensley Alive. After she was unsuccessful she began the process of creating Kuumba, and the design academy opened in January 2016. Kuumba is important for several reasons, said Clark, who studied English and African-American studies at the University of Alabama. Kuumba also exists because of two issues in the design world, Clark said. One, Shea Washington, is a senior at Jackson Olin High School and has done graphic design since she was in eighth grade.