Fort Worth City Wide Brotherhood Union

04/02/2024

Fun Over Guns at the Rube Foster Pitch, Hit, & Run Competition on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12 noon at Gateway Park in Fort Worth, Texas 76111

Contact Person: Kyev Tatum, 817-966-7625, [email protected]

1. Fort Worth's Second Annual 'Fun Over Guns' Baseball Event to Scout Youth Talent, Linked to MLB World Series: https://hoodline.com/2024/04/fort-worth-s-second-annual-fun-over-guns-baseball-event-to-scout-youth-talent-linked-to-mlb-world-series/

2. Play Ball! Youth Can Showcase Baseball Skills At Saturday Competition: https://www.publicnow.com/view/7C879AD49031B44EF345C191C42EDA08F63DB338?1689713168

3. He was a superstar ball player in Texas. You’ve never heard of him because he was Black: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article286890325.html

4. Youth Invited to Showcase Skills at Annual Pitch, Hit & Run Competition: https://midcitytimes.com/stories/657396925-youth-invited-to-showcase-skills-at-annual-pitch-hit-run-competition

5. Fun over guns: Community efforts to end gun violence starting with Fort Worth's future leaders: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fun-over-guns-community-efforts-to-end-gun-violence-starting-with-fort-worths-future-leaders/

6. Registration for Rube Foster PHR: http://pitchhitrun2024.leagueapps.com/events/4101834-rube-foster-pitch-hit--run-competition | https://hoodline.com/2024/04/fort-worth-s-second-annual-fun-over-guns-baseball-event-to-scout-youth-talent-linked-to-mlb-world-series/

Fort Worth youth return to Gateway Park for the Fun Over Guns competition on April 20, honing baseball skills and vying for a MLB spotlight.

04/02/2024

The New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church of Fort Worth Proudly Presents the Black on Base Negro League from Cowtown to Cooperstown: Honoring the Fort Worth legacy of Andrew Rube Foster on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 12 noon for the Rube Foster Pitch, Hit, and Run Competition at Gateway Park. This is the first time anyone in the city has honored this great American's footprints in Fort Worth. (https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article286890325.html)

The “Father of Black Baseball” was a superstar pitcher in Fort Worth.

03/24/2024

Same grams, different grind' program giving 2nd chances: A Fort Worth pastor pushing to change outcomes for many in south Fort Worth is hoping to give people a second chance by showing them that if they can deal in drugs, they can deal in coffee.
https://youtu.be/DF1jhY_N-fE?si=BnSuPijBDuac50VH (https://youtu.be/DF1jhY_N-fE?si=BnSuPijBDuac50VH)

A Fort Worth pastor pushing to change outcomes for many in south Fort Worth is hoping to give people a second chance by showing them that if they can deal in...

03/08/2024

The legendary Lee Alcorn, Dallas NAACP 1985: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4OQOx0O4iO/?igsh=cXA3ODFydXRrNWl1

03/06/2024

FAITH AT THE PLATE: The Black On Base Negro League is proud to team up Major League Baseball (MLB) and the World Champion Texas Rangers Baseball Team to promote the MLB Rube Foster Pitch, Hit, & Run Competition on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Gateway Park in Fort Worth, Texas and the MLB All-Stars HBCU Swingman Classic on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Link:
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/fun-over-guns-community-efforts-to-end-gun-violence-starting-with-fort-worths-future-leaders/

In celebration of this incredible collaboration, New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church will host a kickoff screening of the film, The Texas Rangers: A Baseball Love Story on Thursday, March 28, 2024 in the Kirk Franklin Chapel at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church 2864 Mississippi Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104 (https://vimeo.com/216729995). This event will provide Black On Base with an opportunity to highlight our work and provide the community with an opportunity to learn about the exciting baseball events coming up this year and how everyone can participate in this championship season.

The Black on Base Negro League was founded in 2020 to commemorate the Centennial of the National Negro League and established a collaborative partnership with the Texas Rangers Baseball Team in 2021 to "Project the Positivity" within our city as we work towards building diversity, equity, and inclusion within sports and society. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/call-for-change/celebrating-unity-with-project-the-positivity-night/2727129/

March 28, 2024 - The Texas Rangers: A Baseball Love Story on in the Kirk Franklin Chapel at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church 2864 Mississippi Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104 (https://vimeo.com/216729995).

April 20, 2024 - Rube Foster Pitch, Hit, & Run Competition at Gateway Park in Fort Worth, Texas:

June 18, 2024 - Juneteenth Negro League Game at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas

July 12, 2024 - All-Stars HBCU Swingman Classic at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas Black on Base Negro League and the Texas Rangers Baseball Team Project the Positivity Campaign

For more information, please contact Pastor Kyev Tatum at 817-966-7625, [email protected] or visit www.newmountrose.com

Rev. Kyev P. Tatum, Sr.,
Pastor and Mediator
New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church
Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas
2864 Mississippi Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
817-966-7625, [email protected]
https://youtu.be/T7PeAaZkkwI
Website: www.newmountrose.com

The Aspen Faith & Family Festival in Fort Worth | May 17-18, 2024 | New Mount Rose of Fort Worth, Texas 76104 | https://youtu.be/iGW7wTozsHs | The Collective: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/religion-society-program/racial-justice-and-religion/

03/06/2024

THE PRAYER ROOM OF FORT WORTH: Fort Worth organization working to get kids in juvenile justice system back on track. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/spectrum-news-in-90/2024/03/04/fort-worth-organization-working-to-get-kids-in-juvenile-justice-system-back-on-track-

Fort Worth organization working to get kids back on track

03/03/2024

BUFFALO SOLDIERS COMING TO NEW MOUNT ROSE THIS JULY 2024: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article285978296.html

“I think if these young people learn a little bit more about what’s going on with history and learn things that it will put some pride into them to be able to do this in their communities.”

02/26/2024

HUNG BEFORE DAWN: In the Beginning, God Created the Heaven and the Earth. Genesis 1:1 |

Youths learn about historic 100-year trial in which 13 black soldiers were hanged. 100-year anniversary of trial on Saturday: https://www.ksat.com/news/2017/12/10/youths-learn-about-historic-100-year-trial-in-which-13-black-soldiers-were-hanged/

A group of youths visited a post on Saturday to learn about a piece of history that many in the Alamo City may not know about. The racial injustice led to riots in Houston and eventually, the largest military trial in U.S. history at Fort Sam Houston.

02/25/2024

It’s Like A Jungle Sometimes, It Makes Me Wonder How We Keep From Going Under: Examining the Life Expectancy of Black Males Living in 76104, the zip code with the lowest life expectancy in Texas. By Kyev P. Tatum, Sr., Pastor of the New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church of Fort Worth and Ministers Justice Coalition of Texas. “In reality, we need help.” Link: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/north-texas-zip-code-76104-has-lowest-life-expectancy-in-state/

A grassroots initiative in Fort Worth is working to make sure the ZIP code where you live doesn't determine how long you live.

01/24/2024

GET HELP BRO: Pulling Back the Curtain of Mental Health Among Black Men. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/call-for-change/coffee-and-conversation-pulling-back-the-curtain-on-mental-health-among-black-men/3254458/

The Beyond 64 Gang | Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity." Contact Pastor Tatum at 817-966-7625 or [email protected] to join the movement.

As a part of National Mental Health Awareness Month, NBC 5 gathered a group of Black men in the community to pull back the curtain on mental health as they share stories of struggle and survival.

01/19/2024

FAITH & FLIP FRIDAYS AT THE PRAYER ROOM. Every Friday is Faith & Flip with Bobby the Builder and the Good Hands Crew at the Prayer Room Coffee House for Tremendously Talented Teens 1333 East Magnolia Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 7614 at 10am. Link: https://dailycoffeenews.com/2022/11/15/ico-releases-flagship-annual-report-urges-youth-participation-in-coffee/

Join the crew as AmeriCorp and YouthBuild lead the team in renovating a 100 year old house into a residential entrepreneurship program for students who desire a second chance and want to become productive citizens in their community.

We all encouraging electricians, plumbers, painters, bricklayers and other skilled workers to join us in our efforts and support our Youth In Coffee crusade to teach young people the art, business and science of the specialty coffee value chain.

Contact Pastor Kyev Tatum at 817-966-7625 for more information on volunteerism and or Zelle: [email protected] to financial support our efforts.

The nonprofit International Coffee Organization has released the third iteration of its flagship annual report, urging youth participation.

01/15/2024

MLK DAY WEATHER ADVISORY: Good morning: due to the increment weather, the MLK Day of Service on today will be postponed until Friday, January 19, 2024 at 10am at the Prayer Room 1333 East Magnolia Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104. Join Bobby the Builder and the Good Hands Crew for Faith & Flip Fridays as we continue to restore the 100 year old home into a specialty coffee entrepreneurship program for tremendously talented teens between the ages of 16 to 19 years old (https://www.justserve.org/projects/f61fe191-0be8-4a8a-84ba-5539a19edbd3/2024-mlk-day-of-service-at-the-prayer-room-coffee-house-?shiftId=c04325ed-6382-4872-a9c7-c78feb87f9bf).

Our annual MLK Food Bowl is still scheduled for Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 12 noon at the Prayer Room 1333 East Magnolia Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104.

Please join our sponsors including AmeriCorp, YouthBuild, Department of Justice's YORP Program, Midwest Food Bank, Secure Moving Company, Home Depot, Morningside Promise Zone, Sheriff's Department and Ministers Justice Coalition and New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church of Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, please contact Pastor Kyev Tatum at 817-966-7625, [email protected], or visit www.newmountrose.com

https://www.justserve.org/projects/f61fe191-0be8-4a8a-84ba-5539a19edbd3/2024-mlk-day-of-service-at-the-prayer-room-coffee-house-?shiftId=c04325ed-6382-4872-a9c7-c78feb87f9bf).

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/martin-luther-king-jr-day-fort-worth-event-helps-address-hunger-issues/

https://www.justserve.org/projects/f61fe191-0be8-4a8a-84ba-5539a19edbd3/2024-mlk-day-of-service-at-the-prayer-room-coffee-house-?shiftId=c04325ed-6382-4872-a9c7-c78feb87f9bf).

Volunteers are welcome to join Bobby the Builder and the Good Hands Crew for two days of restoration and repair of the 100 year old historic house located in the Hillside of Morningside Estates. Volunteers will provide hands on experience restoring the house.