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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It was my mother who gave us a real appreciation for art and literature as living things, not just as something hung on the ...

Pulitzer-nominated poet and HBCU visionary Vivian Ayers Allen, honored as an Apollo 11 Hidden Figure, has passed away at 102.

The mother of actresses Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, Vivian Ayers, passed away on Monday, August 18, just weeks after celebrating her 102nd birthday. S.W.A.T. star Allen shared the news on her ...

Vivian Ayers Allen, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet, activist and scholar whose work was honored by NASA's Apollo program, ...

Debbie Allen has announced that her mother, Dr. Vivian Ayers, has passed away. The matriarch celebrated her 102nd birthday last month.

Born in 1950 in Houston, Debbie Allen studied Classical Literature, but her passion was dance. She turned it into a career and became the iconic dance teacher on 'Fame.' However, her trajectory didn't ...

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Debbie Allen has been selected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Honorary Oscar at the 16th Annual Governors Awards.

Thirty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he's finally getting a trophy. It's not for his death-defying stunts, either. At least, not exclusively.

Oscars-Tom Cruise This combination of photos shows choreographer Debbie Allen, from left, actor Tom Cruise, entertainer Dolly Parton and production designer Wynn Thomas.