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: “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,... I MessengerJanuary 13, 2022
Editorial BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: “DON’T LOSE THE BATTLE CELEBRATING SMALL VICTORIES- STAY FOCUSED” By Terry Allen The ancestral playbook Lucille “Big Mama” Allen left for us ALWAYS worked for everyone who received her message. Her message was... I MessengerJanuary 6, 2022
Editorial BLACK CARD: BIG MAMA SAID: WE HAVE TO MAKE A WAY OUT OF NO WAY By Terry Allen As a member of the Allen Household, Big Mama’s simple proverbs motivated us as well as some of these wisdoms also... I MessengerDecember 16, 2021
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.... I MessengerDecember 10, 2021