Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: DON’T MAKE A BED YOU DO NOT WANT TO LAY IN Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s birth in 1906 sparked an imprint that created a lesson for a life-time. Her lesson empowered all of her influencers... Terry AllenApril 29, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: THE LONGEST JOURNEY IS FROM YOUR HEAD TO YOUR HEART. KELVIN JOSEPH AND OTHERS – WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Every Sunday evening, we knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen sat on the back porch resting her feet,... Terry AllenApril 22, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID IF THE GRAVY ON YOUR PLATE DON’T FALL ON MINE THEN YOUR GRAVY IS NO GOOD Lucille “Big Mama” Allen wanted us to know that no matter, if we were not being a servant to others then our own prosperity... Terry AllenApril 15, 2022
Editorial The Black Card: BIG MAMA SAID: Blessing are like boomerangs. You have to send them out to get them back! 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.... Terry AllenMarch 17, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: TRY ME AND YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW When Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between the kitchen and the “big room” and spoke from her playbook, this particular advisory,... Terry AllenFebruary 18, 2022
Editorial BIG MAMA SAID: JOB WELL DONE, RECOGNIZE GOD HAD A PURPOSE FOR YOU, HOLLYWOOD When any of us completed a chore, task or assignment, my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” would publicly tell us that we did a good... Terry AllenFebruary 3, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “KEEP ON LIVING BECAUSE HEALTHY LIVING IS CRUCIAL! JOIN US THIS MLK WEEKEND As I opened the front door of the home my grandfather built with his own hands Big Mama shared one of her standard “Baby,... Terry AllenJanuary 13, 2022
Editorial 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... Terry AllenDecember 10, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “YOU MUST POUR INTO THOSE WHO POUR INTO YOU” FROM EMMETT TO FLOYD! I now know what was Lucille “Big Mama’ Allen saying to me and others when she stated, “you must pour into those who pour... Terry AllenNovember 18, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “KEEP ON LIVING” AS YOU SEEK YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING! I am fortunate to have many hats I wear. Over my lifetime I have been blessed with many roles: educator, manager, reporter, entrepreneur, mentor... Terry AllenNovember 11, 2021