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GUN SAFETY SUMMIT COMING TO COWTOWN IN JANUARY 15, 2027. New Mount Rose to Host Be SMART Lock Your Glock Summit During MLK Weekend. Link:  https://youtu.be/_TbK66RSvp8?is=AbY4bTKWD1o6U_Jm FORT WORTH, Texas — New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church is preparing to host a Be SMART Lock Your Glock Summit in January during the 2027 MLK Redeem the Dream Weekend in Fort Worth. The summit builds on the church’s first Be SMART Lock Your Glock Workshop, held October 15. Though turnout was small, organizers say the energy was contagious and interest was strong. Presentations featured Be SMART for Kids, NCTCOG Stop the Bleed, God’s Army, LULAC 22308, Cook Children’s AIM for Safety, Scared Stiff, Project Stand Up, and Giffords Gun Owners for Safety. Following the workshop, New Mount Rose and the Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas agreed to serve as a hub for gun safety education and training in Fort Worth’s 76104 central city communities. “We believe that training and safety locks are esse...

Pastor Kyev P. Tatum’s Acceptance Speech Tarrant County Historical Commission 2026 Historian Award Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · Shady Oaks Country Club · Fort Worth, Texas Thank you for this remarkable honor. I am grateful to the Tarrant County Historical Commission, to those who nominated me, and to everyone who believes that the stories of our past deserve to be found, preserved, and shared. People like me find deep satisfaction in discovering history. We are grateful when others see value in that work and take the time to celebrate it. This journey began on National Buffalo Soldiers Day, July 28, 2025. We went to People’s Memorial Legacy Park—also known as People’s Burial Park, New Trinity Cemetery, and historic Fretwell Cemetery—to find the grave of Florence Marie Cole Rawls. Forgotten Leaves at New Trinity Cemetery:  https://blacktexans.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-forgotten-leaves-at-new-trinity.html #Forgotten Sister Rawls was a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Ba...

  FAITH IN THE FARM: Buffalo Soldiers 4-H Club Returns to Morningside, Bringing Agriculture and Heritage to 76104. Link:  https://youtu.be/1zFbKLdHgkA?is=LApmdEt9oNATp2IP “Getting Our Hands Dirty So That Our Community Can Eat Clean.” CBS News As part of New Mount Rose’s Faith in the Farm Initiative, children will learn to grow food, raise farm animals, explore Buffalo Soldiers history, and help nourish their community. In Fort Worth’s 76104 ZIP code, many children may grow up without ever planting a seed, tending a garden, or seeing how fresh food makes its way from a farm to a family’s table. New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church wants to change that—not with a single garden or a one-day event, but through a connected ministry initiative that brings young people into contact with agriculture, animals, history, community service, and one another. The church is relaunching the Buffalo Soldiers 4-H Club in Morningside as part of Faith in the Farm, New Mount Rose’s signature m...