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. Garland JournalNovember 22, 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: BIG MAMA SAID: “GOD GOTCHA AND YOU WILL PREVAIL” Black Men By Terry Allen She never faltered or waned in her belief system. My grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen will say to us, “God gotcha”... Garland JournalOctober 14, 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
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: BELIEVING IS TIED TO YOUR SOUL – DO NOT GIVE THE DEVIL A SEAT AT THE TABLE By Terry Allen Lucille “Big Mama” Allen would not garner much pushback as she sit on the front porch as the sunset and rewarded... Garland JournalSeptember 17, 2021
Editorial THE BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: Drop Your negro at the door – everybody goes on this journey By Terry Allen My Skyline High school teacher, Mrs. Lane, said that a formal education came for the people who raised you and your... Garland JournalSeptember 15, 2021