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Congratulations! You have been named one of Fort Worth’s Inc.’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026!

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  Congratulations! You have been named one of Fort Worth’s Inc.’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026! For the sixth consecutive year, Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. has been named one of the 500 Most Influential People of 2026 by Fort Worth Inc. Since 2021, this distinguished honor has recognized Pastor Tatum’s consistent leadership and measurable impact across Fort Worth — particularly at the intersection of faith, historic preservation, and economic empowerment. In 2025 alone, Pastor Tatum led transformative initiatives that reshaped civic and cultural consciousness in Tarrant County. He founded Skills City USA, a welfare-to-workforce initiative creating economic pathways for single mothers with children — moving families from dependency to dignity through job training, entrepreneurship, and ownership. On July 28, 2025 — National Buffalo Soldiers Day — Pastor Tatum, alongside Ms. Christina Drummonds, located the gravesite of Technician Fifth Grade Florence Marie Cole Rawls, a Congres...

DIGGING FOR DIGNITY AT NEW TRINITY: A Piece of Negro League and Military History: The Babe Ruth of the Negro League, Sergeant L.D. “Goo Goo” Livingston of Fort Worth, Texas.

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DIGGING FOR DIGNITY AT NEW TRINITY:  A Piece of Negro League and Military History: The Babe Ruth of the Negro League, Sergeant L.D. “Goo Goo” Livingston of Fort Worth, Texas.  By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr., Publisher, Black Texans, Inc. FORT WORTH, TEXAS — There are some stories you have to dig for. Not because they are small. Not because they are insignificant. But because history buried them. At historic New Trinity Cemetery in Haltom City, Texas — just northeast of Fort Worth — the ground holds more than graves. It holds courage. It holds excellence. It holds the unfinished business of remembrance. And among those resting there is a man whose life crossed three defining chapters of American history: Negro League baseball. Harlem law enforcement. World War II military service. His name was Sergeant L.D. “Goo Goo” Livingston. This is his story. And it is Texas history. It is an American love story — a story of talent, service, discipline, and dignity. A Son of Fort Worth Born ...