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Every Sunday evening, we knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen sat on the back porch resting her feet,...
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Lucille “Big Mama” Allen wanted us to know that no matter, if we were not being a servant to others then our own prosperity...
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Ketanji Brown Jackson Heard Her! I am still amazed at the great lessons our elders leave in plain sight. Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s lessons...
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By Terry Allen One of the greatest lessons taught to me from Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s playbook became a common saying in the family....
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When Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between the kitchen and the “big room” and spoke from her playbook, this particular advisory,...
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When any of us completed a chore, task or assignment, my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” would publicly tell us that we did a good...
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As I opened the front door of the home my grandfather built with his own hands Big Mama shared one of her standard “Baby,...
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The ancestral playbook Lucille “Big Mama” Allen left for us ALWAYS worked for everyone who received her message. Her message was about creating successful...
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As a member of the Allen Household, Big Mama’s simple proverbs motivated us as well as some of these wisdoms also came from many...
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THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA TAUGHT ME: “WISH IN ONE HAND, SPIT IN THE OTHER. SEE WHICH FILLS UP FIRST!”
As a child, my Big Mama had other women in the community that would of- ten say this to their children. Oftentimes, when I...
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