All Posts Tagged "Big Mama"

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

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

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

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

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

I am amazed at how many times, even during tragedy, Big Mama said, “Baby it is going to be ok!” What is amazing is...

Terry AllenMay 15, 2021