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A Promise Is a Promise: City of Fort Worth Juneteenth Kickoff Connects Legacy, Service, and Preservation. Link:  https://www.nbcdfw.com/discover-black-heritage/rosieleetta-reed-keeping-the-legend-of-the-buffalo-soldier-alive-in-dfw/2312149/ FORT WORTH, Texas — The City of Fort Worth’s Juneteenth Kickoff Celebration at City Hall on June 9 brought together community leaders, historians, volunteers, and descendants of those who helped shape American history. Among those attending was Promise Johnson, granddaughter of Juneteenth icon Dr. Opal Lee, who was present to receive recognition on behalf of her grandmother for her historic contributions to the movement that led to Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday. Also attending were Pastor Kyev P. Tatum Sr. of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, Hall of Fame Commander RosieLeetta Reed, president of the Texas Buffalo Soldiers Association, and Dr. Spencer Smith, Jennifer Smith, and volunteers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-...

  PRAYED UNTIL CHRISTMAS:  The Miracle Birth of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. Before He Was a Pastor, He Was a Christmas Miracle “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous woman availeth much.” — James 5:16 FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Every life has a beginning, but some lives begin with a miracle. The story of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. did not begin in a church. It began with a mother searching for a new beginning. It began with sacrifice. It began with faith. And it began with a prayer. Before Kyev Tatum was born, his mother, Carol Ann Tatum, found herself facing one of the most difficult chapters of her life. According to family accounts she shared before her death in 2001, the child’s father had established another family and business and did not want the embarrassment or responsibility of publicly acknowledging a son born outside of marriage. Suddenly, Carol found herself pregnant, alone, and responsible for several young children. Rather than remain in Tyler, Texas, she made a co...