She forged an arts career in Houston while raising children who became accomplished entertainers: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie ...

Debbie Allen celebrated 25 years of her Dance Academy on Martha’s Vineyard with a fundraiser, film screening, and community ...

Debbie Allen, an internationally recognized director, producer, choreographer, author, dancer, teacher, and actor, took the ...

Vivian Ayers, a Pulitzer-nominated poet and mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at 102. 'We will follow your ...

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Vivian Ayers, a celebrated poet and playwright who was also the mother of actresses Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has ...

Vivian Ayers, the mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at the age of 102. Allen shared a heartfelt post about her mother’s demise on August 21, 2025, which included a collage of photos ...

News of the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet’s death arrives two years after her family marked her milestone 100th birthday in August.

Trailblazing director, dancer, actor and producer Debbie Allen headed to Martha’s Vineyard for the first time in her life for the 23rd annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival ...

It was my mother who gave us a real appreciation for art and literature as living things, not just as something hung on the wall or placed on the shelf — an appreciation for ideas and the power of ...

Grey's Anatomy star Debbie Allen mourned a devastating family loss following the death of her mother, Vivian Ayers, at 102. On Thursday, Aug. 21, the actress, 75, took to Instagram to announce the ...

Vivian Elizabeth Ayers Allen, the Pulitzer Prize–nominated poet, cultural activist, and mother of beloved Black cultural icons Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at the age of 102.