Vivian Ayers Allen, Pulitzer-nominated poet and mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, dies at 102
- August 22, 2025
Vivian Ayers, a Pulitzer-nominated poet and mother to Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, has died at 102. ‘We will follow your trail of golden dust,’ family says.
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