Black History Month 2022

Dr. Kenneth R. Kemp

Kenneth R. Kemp, MD is Senior Pastor of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of San Antonio, TX and a practicing pulmonologist and intensivist.  He has served as the Senior Pastor of Antioch since 2009.

A graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, he is a certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine.  He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Chest Physicians. He is also Adjunct Clinical Professor of Medicine of the Uniformed Services University and adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, and Critical Care at University of Texas Health-San Antonio. 

He retired as a Colonel from the Army Medical Corps in September 2009 after 25 years of total service and he continues to practice pulmonary and critical medicine. Having served on numerous boards and commissions, he is the National Director of the Health Awareness Team of the National Baptist Convention of America, Incorporated, International.

He is the lead editor of “Lessons for Life” and the author of “A Servant’s Heart” and “A Cry During Crisis.”  He is married to Velma Willoughby Kemp, with whom he has two daughters: Jessica, a staff minister at Antioch, and Joelle, a pharmacist in Atascocita, TX.

Lionel Sosa, Artist

Lionel Sosa is an independent marketing consultant and nationally recognized portrait artist. He is the founder of Sosa, Bromley, Aguilar & Associates, which became the largest Hispanic advertising agency in the U.S.

Sosa is an acknowledged expert in Hispanic consumer and voter behavior and was named “One of the 25 most influential Hispanics in America” by Time Magazine.

Lionel has authored 3 books and is co-author to 2 others. He is the author of “Children of the Revolucion- How the Mexican Revolution Changed America”, distributed by Texas University Press, “Think and Grow Rich, a Latino Choice” published in by Random House, “The Americano Dream: How Latinos Can Achieve Success in Business and in Life”, published by Dutton. He is co-author of “El Vaquero Real- the Original American Cowboy” published by Bright Sky Press and was a contributing author of “Latinos and the Nations Future”, edited by Henry Cisneros and published by Arte Publico Press, University of Houston.

Lionel was a media consultant for Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. He has served on the teams of eight national Republican presidential campaigns.

Lionel is a member of the Texas Business Hall of Fame and has served on the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System, the Board of Trustees for the University of the Incarnate Word, the Boards of Sesame Workshop, creators of Sesame Street, ACT (American College Testing), PBS, the Public Broadcasting System and NCLR, National Council of La Raza. He chaired both the United Way of San Antonio and the San Antonio Symphony and was Executive Director for the grassroots foundation, MATT- Mexicans and Americans Thinking Together.

In 2001, Sosa was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University. He was awarded an honorary PhD in Humanities from the University of the Incarnate Word. His portraits in oil have been exhibited at The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, The George H.W. Bush Library at College Station, Texas and Texas A&M University San Antonio, among others.

Latasha Teamer, MS, LPC, LMFT

Latasha is the owner and clinical director of H.O.P.E. Youth and Family Development, a center that serves as a place of refuge dedicated to restoring youth and families by facilitating spiritual, physical, intellectual, and emotional healing and continued growth. Latasha is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist Associate, and certified General Education teacher who specializes in the counseling and educational services of children, adolescents, and adults. She uses a multidisciplinary approach, as she believes that through collaboration clients are offered a wide range of options and services that meet their diverse needs in our growing society. Latasha enjoys assisting clients with race-based trauma, conflict resolution skills, depression, anxiety, life and family transitions, crisis stabilization, communication skills, and behavioral concerns.