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A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet, cultural activist, and American classicist. A 1939 graduate of the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, Dr. Ayers attended Barber-Scotia College and Bennett College. Dr. Ayers has also received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Bennett College and Wilberforce University.
Phylicia Rashad and her sister played legendary motherly roles on “The Cosby Show” and “A Different World” respectively for decades. But in real life, it was their own mother, Dr. Vivian Ayers, who has been a major support to them, often photographed with the ladies at awards shows and premieres.
Vivian Ayers Allen. A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet, cultural activist, and American classicist. A 1939 graduate of the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, Dr. Ayers attended Barber-Scotia College and Bennett College. Dr. Ayers has also received Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Bennett College and Wilberforce ...
Aug 4, 2023 · Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad 's mom Vivian Ayers Allen is 100. The mother of Debbie, 73, and Rashad, 75, — who is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated poet and activist — recently turned 100 and,...
Feb 25, 2024 · Photo: Actors Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad discovered their love of the performing arts while growing up in Houston with their parents, Vivian and Andrew Allen. Vivian, a poet and...
Aug 3, 2023 · By Victoria Uwumarogie ·Updated August 3, 2023. A literary giant, and the mother of two indisputable icons, just celebrated her 100th birthday. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet and American ...
Aug 21, 2023 · Download image. August 21, 2023. The historic long-form poem “Hawk” by South Carolina native Vivian Ayers Allen will be formally published for the first time this year by Clemson University Press. The poem, which was originally self-published by Allen in 1957, is an allegory of freedom made analogous to space flight.
