Editorial 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... I MessengerMarch 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.... I MessengerMarch 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,... I MessengerFebruary 18, 2022
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... I MessengerNovember 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... I MessengerNovember 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... I MessengerOctober 28, 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”... I MessengerOctober 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”... I MessengerOctober 14, 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... I MessengerOctober 2, 2021
Editorial The Black Card: Big Mama Said: “Don’t Let Crazy Rule You! Break The Rains! Breathe And Let Go! BY TERRY ALLEN Sometimes I think I channel the wisdom of my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” Allen so deeply that she is most likely... I MessengerJune 1, 2021