Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “YOU PUT YOUR FOOT IN IT” We Have to Prevent the Tragedies in our Communities from Buffalo to El Paso and Save Our Democracy Terry AllenMay 27, 2022
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: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY 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... Terry AllenMarch 31, 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 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
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