Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Left to right) Phylicia Rashad, Andrew Arthur Allen Jr., Vivian Ayers Allen and Debbie Allen attend "A Tale of Two Sisters" ...

Vivian Ayers Allen, a poet, playwright and cultural activist in Houston who vigorously promoted minority artists and had three children who had consequential careers in the arts, died on Aug. 18 in ...

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. Debbie ...

Vivian Ayers Allen, a Pulitzer-nominated poet who foreshadowed the country’s journeys into space and was mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died, the family announced on Allen’s social ...

She forged an arts career in Houston while raising children who became accomplished entertainers: Phylicia Rashad, Debbie Allen and Tex Allen. By Miguel Salazar Vivian Ayers Allen, a poet, playwright ...