Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: DON’T MAKE A BED YOU DO NOT WANT TO LAY IN By Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen’s birth in 1906 sparked an imprint that created a lesson for a life-time. Her lesson empowered all... Garland JournalApril 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? By Terry Allen Every Sunday evening, we knew a lesson was about to come when Lucille “Big Mama” Allen sat on the back porch... Garland JournalApril 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 By Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen wanted us to know that no matter, if we were not being a servant to others then... Garland JournalApril 15, 2022
News THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY By Terry Allen Ketanji Brown Jackson Heard Her! I am still amazed at the great lessons our elders leave in plain sight. Lucille “Big... Garland JournalMarch 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.... Garland JournalMarch 17, 2022
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
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... Garland JournalFebruary 15, 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