Renowned actresses Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen recently joined NASA in Houston, Texas, in honoring their mother, Vivian Ayers Allen’s history as a “hidden figure” of the Apollo 11 mission.
A native of Houston, Texas, Debbie Allen’s childhood was spent surrounded by art. Growing up, musicals on television inspired her to attend a local dance studio. As segregation limited her options for ...
Debbie Allen was born on the 16 January 1950 ... Debbie herself described it as “hurtful” and “devastating” but says her mother’s hard-line approach helped her to keep chasing her ...