Vivian Ayers Allen, acclaimed poet and playwright and mother of Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen, has died at the age of 102.

During the 23rd annual Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), Debbie Allen spoke with Variety about A ...

Genesis Inspiration Foundation donated $100,000 to Debbie Allen Dance Academy, a nonprofit committed to using dance and theater to enrich, inspire, and transform the lives of students.

Allen’s passion for dance began at the early age of five. She was the only Black student at the Houston Ballet Academy when she enrolled at 14.

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

Allen, 75, is not only a trailblazing artist, but also a champion of arts education — on screen (her most famous role is dance teacher Lydia Grant in the 1980 film Fame and its television ...

An avid dancer and the founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, the Emmy Award-winner has always prioritized community as an imperative component of our collective mental health.

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

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

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