Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: TRY ME AND YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW By Terry Allen When Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between the kitchen and the “big room” and spoke from her playbook,... Garland JournalFebruary 18, 2022
Editorial BIG MAMA SAID: JOB WELL DONE, RECOGNIZE GOD HAD A PURPOSE FOR YOU, HOLLYWOOD By Terry Allen When any of us completed a chore, task or assignment, my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” would publicly tell us that we... Garland JournalFebruary 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,... Garland JournalJanuary 13, 2022
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA TAUGHT ME: “WISH IN ONE HAND, SPIT IN THE OTHER. SEE WHICH FILLS UP FIRST!” By Terry Allen As a child, my Big Mama had other women in the community that would of- ten say this to their children.... Garland JournalDecember 10, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “YOU MUST POUR INTO THOSE WHO POUR INTO YOU” FROM EMMETT TO FLOYD! By Terry Allen I now know what was Lucille “Big Mama’ Allen saying to me and others when she stated, “you must pour into... Garland JournalNovember 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... Garland JournalNovember 11, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: KNOW YOUR PLACE THEN LET GOD CALL OUT THE LION IN YOU! By Terry Allen My grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen, spoke this all too well and many times during her lifetime. I know when you... Garland JournalOctober 29, 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”... Garland JournalOctober 21, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: “DON’T LET YOUR EGO BLOCK YOUR JOURNEY! HONOR THE WOMEN FIRST” By Terry Allen Hey reader family. I want to remind you that my Big Mama lessons are poured into me via the experiences by... Garland JournalOctober 9, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Your Eyes Have To Be Kept On The Prize! By Terry Allen I hope Lucille “Big Mama” Allen is still proud of me because I am blessed for her lessons. She would be... Garland JournalOctober 3, 2021