Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad’s Mom Vivian Ayers Allen Passes Away at 102
The poet and mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, Vivian Ayers Allen, has died. Full story below… The matriarch’s passing was announced in a post on Instagram by Allen. It comes just one month after celebrating her 102nd birthday. She wrote: Mommie, you have transformed into that cosmic bird Hawk that lives and breathes Freedom. » Read more about: Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad’s Mom Vivian Ayers Allen Passes Away at 102 » The post Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad’s Mom Vivian Ayers Allen Passes Away at 102 appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty?.
The poet and mother of Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, Vivian Ayers Allen, has died.
Full story below…
The matriarch’s passing was announced in a post on Instagram by Allen. It comes just one month after celebrating her 102nd birthday.
She wrote:
Mommie, you have transformed into that cosmic bird Hawk that lives and breathes Freedom. We will follow your trail of golden dust and continue to climb higher. We promise “to be true, be beautiful, be Free” Love Love Love Love Love.”
Ayers Allen was a successful poet and playwright. She started her literary career in Houston with a publication of ‘Spice Of Dawns’ in 1952. It went on to be nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She followed it up with ‘Hawk’ in 1957 to wide acclaim.
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The post Debbie Allen & Phylicia Rashad’s Mom Vivian Ayers Allen Passes Away at 102 appeared first on ..::That Grape Juice.net::.. - Thirsty?.
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