Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: KNOW YOUR PLACE THEN LET GOD CALL OUT THE LION IN YOU! My grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, spoke this all too well and many times during her lifetime. I know when you see this you... Terry AllenOctober 28, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “GET YOUR OWN HOUSE IN ORDER BEFORE YOU JUDGE MINE” Without fail, mighty words would always shoot forth when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between the kitchen and the “big room”... Terry AllenOctober 21, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: “DON’T LET YOUR EGO BLOCK YOUR JOURNEY! HONOR THE WOMEN FIRST” Hey reader family. I want to remind you that my Big Mama lessons are poured into me via the experiences by All the women... Terry AllenOctober 7, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Your eyes have to be kept on the Prize! I hope Lucille “Big Mama” Allen is still proud of me because I am blessed for her lessons. She would be so useful today... Terry AllenSeptember 30, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: DON’T LET THE DEVIL GET IN YOUR HEAD! I love the playbook Lucille “Big Mama” Allen left for us. As a survivor of the Jim Crow era and many other barriers in... Terry AllenSeptember 23, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: BELIEVING IS TIED TO YOUR SOUL – DO NOT GIVE THE DEVIL A SEAT AT THE TABLE By Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen would not garner much pushback as she sit on the front porch as the sunset and rewarded... Texas Metro NewsSeptember 16, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Drop Your Negro at the Door – Everybody goes on this journey My Skyline High school teacher, Mrs. Lane, said that a formal education came for the people who raised you and your informal education came... Terry AllenSeptember 2, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Check Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself Because Your Attitude Will Take You Far! By Terry Allen We knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between the kitchen and... Terry AllenAugust 21, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: BIG MAMA SAID IF THE LORD SAYS THE SAME, THEN I WILL TOO Like Big Mama’s more than a notion, I know so many other mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and black women who have uttered that statement,... Terry AllenJuly 8, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said: “Don’t let crazy rule you! Break the rains! Breathe and let go! Sometimes I think I channel the wisdom of my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen so deeply that she is most likely smiling in heaven... Terry AllenMay 30, 2021