HOPE BLACK: Proverbs 13:12 | Bringing Hope Back to the Black Community of Morningside 76104. Because Our History Deserves To Be Preserved. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.

 

HOPE BLACK: Proverbs 13:12 | Bringing Hope Back to the Black Community of Morningside 76104. Because Our History Deserves To Be Preserved. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.

New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church

Fort Worth, Texas 76104

OUR OPENING DECLARATION

Every negative outcome known to Fort Worth—

the Black community bears the lowest performance outcomes.

This must change.

This will change.

THE REALITY WE MUST FACE

From education to economics,

from environmental conditions to epidemiology,

from public safety to public health,

the data tells a consistent and troubling story:

In Morningside 76104, the historic Black community—once a wellspring of strength, culture, and resilience—now carries some of the worst outcomes across nearly every measurable category:

• Lower life expectancy

• Higher rates of chronic disease

• Lower educational attainment

• Higher poverty levels

• Limited access to quality healthcare

• Environmental and food inequities

• Disproportionate exposure to violence and trauma

Let it be said plainly:

This is not accidental.

This is not isolated.

This is systemic.

And yet—

this is not permanent.

A PROPHETIC INTERRUPTION

We interrupt the narrative of decline

with a declaration of destiny.

Where systems have failed—

faith will rise.

Where outcomes have declined—

hope will rebuild.

Where communities have been overlooked—

we will organize, mobilize, and transform.

A DECLARATION OF CHANGE

HOPE BLACK is a bold and unapologetic movement to restore:

• Hope where there has been despair

• Dignity where there has been devaluation

• Ownership where there has been displacement

• Opportunity where there has been denial

All while building bridges of unity across every culture now rooted in Morningside.

Because while the data reveals disparity—

our faith reveals possibility.

A COMMUNITY IN TRANSITION

Morningside is no longer just a historic Black neighborhood—

it is now a global community.

Families from Latin America…

Africa…

Asia…

and beyond…

are planting roots and pursuing promise.

And we welcome them.

But let it be clear:

Welcoming others must never mean abandoning our own.

The Black community—the foundation of Morningside—

must not be erased, replaced, or left behind.

HOPE BLACK ensures that restoration happens WITH inclusion—

not THROUGH displacement.

THE CHURCH AT THE CENTER

At the heart of this movement stands:

New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church

2864 Mississippi Avenue

Fort Worth, Texas 76104

Not just a church—

but a command center for community transformation.

A place where:

• Faith meets workforce development

• Worship meets wellness

• Ministry meets measurable impact

• And hope becomes strategy

This is Church to the Streets.

THE REAL CRISIS: HOPE DEFERRED

The greatest tragedy is not just poor outcomes—

it is lost expectation.

After years of:

• Economic exclusion

• Educational inequity

• Health disparities

• Systemic neglect

Too many have adjusted to survival

instead of striving for success.

But the Word declares:

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick…” — Proverbs 13:12

And what has been made sick—

must now be healed.

A MOVEMENT, NOT A MOMENT

HOPE BLACK is not a slogan.

It is a system of restoration.

It is a commitment to:

• Rebuild education pipelines

• Restore economic mobility

• Reimagine public health outcomes

• Revitalize environment and infrastructure

• Reinforce family and community stability

All anchored in one principle:

Helping Others Pursue Excellence

THE PATH FORWARD

To bring hope back is to restore faith

To restore faith is to rebuild families

To rebuild families is to stabilize communities

To stabilize communities is to transform outcomes

And to transform outcomes is to:

Change the trajectory of generations

THE THEOLOGY OF RESURRECTION

The Black community in Morningside is not broken—

It is buried.

Buried under:

• inequity

• neglect

• policy failure

• generational hardship

But hear this clearly:

What is buried… can be resurrected.

FINAL DECLARATION

HOPE BLACK declares:

• We will no longer accept the lowest outcomes

• We will no longer normalize disparity

• We will no longer allow hope to die quietly

This must change.

This will change.

Because when hope comes back—

life comes back.

When life comes back—

community comes back.

And when community comes back—

the future is reclaimed.

SIGNATURE STATEMENT

HOPE BLACK is not just about bringing hope back—

it’s about bringing a people back to life,

because their history deserves to be preserved.

Contact Pastor Kyev Tatum at 817-966-7625, www.newmountrose.com