featured THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Check Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself Because Your Attitude Will Take You Far! By Terry Allen By Terry Allen We knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between... Garland JournalSeptember 2, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Check Yourself, Before you Wreck Yourself Because Your Attitude Will Take You Far! We knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen stood in the doorway between the kitchen and the “big room”... Garland JournalAugust 19, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: BIG MAMA SAID IF THE LORD SAYS THE SAME, THEN I WILL TOO By Terry Allen Like Big Mama’s more than a notion, I know so many other mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts and black women who have... Garland JournalJuly 15, 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... Garland JournalJune 3, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said: ”Baby It Will Be Ok, DMX Had A Big Mama” By Terry Allen I am amazed at how many times, even during tragedy, Big Mama said, “Baby it is going to be ok!” What... Garland JournalMay 17, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said ‘Find The Good In Everybody, Recognize Their Soul and You Will Be Rewarded“ By Terry Allen She never spoke badly of anyone at all, she always would take the high road no matter what was being said... Garland JournalApril 5, 2021
Editorial Black Card: BIG MAMA WAS RIGHT A bought lesson is better than a told one By Terry Allen Columnist “A bought lesson is better than a told one,” is a statement that my Big Mama uttered a lot during... Garland JournalMarch 26, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said, “Beware of a wolf in sheep’s clothing, they are just false prophets!” By Terry AllenColumnist Matthew 7:15 states, “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” When Lucille... Garland JournalJanuary 23, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said Every Time You Do a Good Deed You Shine the Light a Little Farther Into the Dark.… By Terry AllenColumnist It is written… “A tree is known by the fruit it bears; and every man by his deeds. A good deed... Garland JournalJanuary 9, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said “Christmas is a spiritual blessing not a physical present” By Terry AllenColumnist As I opened the front door of the home my grandfather built by his own hands, Big Mama shared her standard... Garland JournalDecember 24, 2020