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: 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: 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
Spotlight Story Buy Black Business Spotlight: City Men Cook Presented by a Taste of The South, Inc. a 501 (c) 3, City Men Cook, the event, is dedicated to honoring and celebrating fathers.City... February 15, 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
DMN Stories Reaction to Eddie Bernice Johnson’s retirement from Congress from Dallas to Washington D.C. Colleagues in Congress along with Dallas residents lauded the longtime Congress member. November 22, 2021