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HONOR RISING FROM THE HAY. Malachi 3:17 Recognizing Veteran Hays Huntsman and the Ammo Wagoners of World War I of 1917-1919. Memorial Day Weekend • May 16, 2026 • 9:00 a.m. New Trinity Cemetery • Haltom City, Texas • Link:  https://donate.travismanion.org/event/the-honor-project-new-trinity-cemetery-2026/e771224 By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr. Publisher, Black Texans Inc. “And they shall be Mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up My jewels.” — Malachi 3:17 Hays Huntsman, Wagoner, 317th Ammo, 92nd Division, World War I November 15, 1888 – December 27, 1950 Buried at New Trinity Cemetery, Haltom City, Texas https://www.remember4veterans.com/newtrinitycemetery Where the Prairie Whispers On a quiet stretch of consecrated ground in Haltom City — where prairie wind bends low across weathered headstones — rests a soldier whose name history did not headline. His name is Hays Huntsman. No monument rises above him. No film narrates his valor. No textbook dedicates a chapter to...

SCREEN TO REDEEM The Clinic Without Walls:  Rewriting the Health Story of 76104. CBS Link:  https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-zip-code-76104-has-lowest-life-expectancy-in-state/ In Fort Worth’s 76104 ZIP code, life expectancy is the lowest in the state of Texas — just 67 years overall, and only 64 years for Black men. These numbers are not random. They are the result of systems, stress, and circumstances. Behind many chronic illnesses in our community is something deeper: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). What Are ACEs? Adverse Childhood Experiences include: • Exposure to violence • Living with substance abuse • Parental incarceration • Domestic instability • Chronic poverty • Neglect or emotional trauma • Growing up in neighborhoods impacted by crime Research shows that the more ACEs a child experiences, the higher their risk for: • High blood pressure • Hypertension • Diabetes • Heart disease • Kidney disease • Stroke • Depression and substance use disorders...