Essence Magazine:
By Taiia Smart Young ·Updated September 8, 2023
Debbie Allen is no stranger to diabetes and the havoc it can wreak on the body.
Her beloved father, Andrew Arthur Allen Sr., was diabetic and passed away from the disease at 63 years young. He always told Debbie to keep dancing. “Just keep dancing Deborah Kaye and you won’t get this,” recalls the award-winning actress, dancer and director.
And while Allen, 73, is not
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