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EXCEL BEYOND JAIL: As National Racial Disparities Narrow, Fort Worth Must Examine Its Own Numbers.

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EXCEL BEYOND JAIL: As National Racial Disparities Narrow, Fort Worth Must Examine Its Own Numbers. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. President, Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas, and Senior Pastor, New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, Fort Worth “Men lie, women lie but the data don’t lie.”  A recent Wall Street Journal column highlighted research that deserves serious attention—particularly from those responsible for public safety and criminal justice in Fort Worth. Link:  https://youtu.be/DLOAdczUpXc?is=3IO2Cilhb-MMOxek The study, “Why America’s Prisons Are Shrinking and Racial Gaps Are Closing,” was published in Nature Human Behaviour by researchers Jason Robey and Michael Light. After examining crime, arrest and prison-admission data from 2000 through 2019, the researchers found that racial disparities in arrests and imprisonment narrowed substantially. For violent and property offenses, they concluded that declining prison admissions were primarily associated with falli...
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CLINIC WITHOUT WALLS: Pastor Kyev Tatum Selected for Inaugural JPS Citizens Healthcare Academy.

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  CLINIC WITHOUT WALLS: Pastor Kyev Tatum Selected for Inaugural JPS Citizens Healthcare Academy. A Lifelong Connection to JPS Comes Full Circle 60 Years Later. Link:  https://youtu.be/vcNKs4xCQRc?is=8dvxuIXEgKOxIleH FORT WORTH, TEXAS - Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr., senior pastor of New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church, has been selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the JPS Citizens Healthcare Academy . Link:  https://jpshealthnet.org/citizens-healthcare-academy For Pastor Tatum, the opportunity is deeply personal. He was born at JPS on December 19, 1965, amid serious complications. Through the dedicated care of the hospital’s medical team, he began breathing independently six days later—on Christmas Day. “I literally owe my life to JPS, and I look forward to learning more about the extraordinary work they are doing to keep Tarrant County alive and healthy,” Pastor Tatum said. Sixty years later, his relationship with JPS is coming full circle through a share...
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A REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ENTIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY: A new HBCU College Readiness Seminar is now available for students who are seriously considering attending a Historically Black College or University.

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A REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR ENTIRE EDUCATION COMMUNITY! ATTENTION: PASTORS, HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS, COUNSELORS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS! Link:  https://youtu.be/UB22wy-X1lA?is=x0ppkxbv0kN8uwpy A new HBCU College Readiness Seminar is now available for students who are seriously considering attending a Historically Black College or University. I recently had the privilege of working with Dr. Elizabeth Branch on her newest educational initiative, Project Stand Up , and I am deeply impressed by her commitment to preparing students and families for the HBCU admissions journey. Dr. Branch has developed an innovative process that introduces students to admissions opportunities at 50 HBCUs . She has also created HBCU Histo BINGO , an engaging educational game that helps students and their families discover the history, achievements, traditions, and enduring legacy of HBCUs across the country. During the seminar, students and families will learn about: The HBCU adm...
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PLOW FORWARD! Celebrating the Eighth Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. and First Lady Tonya Tatum.

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  PLOW FORWARD! Celebrating the Eighth Pastoral Anniversary of Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. and First Lady Tonya Tatum Sunday, September 27, 2026 | 11:00 a.m. New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church 2864 Mississippi Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104 “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” —Luke 9:62 | Link:  https://youtu.be/T7PeAaZkkwI Stay Focused. Plow Forward. Keep the Faith. | Link:  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-zip-code-76104-has-lowest-life-expectancy-in-state/ On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, I walked into New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church as a visiting minister. The congregation’s previous pastor had resigned, and I had been invited simply to teach Wednesday night Bible study. I thought I was coming to teach one lesson—but the Lord was planting the first seed of a much greater assignment. What began as a Bible study became a divine calling. God joined our lives with the life of this historic ch...
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