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AACHM Oral History: Leah Bass-Baylis

Leah BassLeah Bass-Baylis was born in 1954 in Ypsilanti. Her parents Thomas and Louise Bass–a doctor and teacher–were influential members of Ypsilanti’s Black community. She studied dance at Ypsilanti’s Randazzo Dance Theater and graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta in 1976. She also holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and Organizational Change from the University of Southern California. Bass-Baylis was a dancer and choreographer for many Broadway shows, including performing in The Tap Dance Kid. In her later career as an administrator, she developed arts education programs in Los Angeles. She and her husband Doug Baylis have four children.

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Debbie Allen Models Back-To-School Fashions, September 1968 Photographer: Jack Stubbs

Debbie Allen Models Back-To-School Fashions, September 1968 image
Year:
1968
Published In:
Ann Arbor News, September 8, 1968
Caption:
Stepping Into School Land. It's not Alice stepping through the rabbit hole into Wonderland. It's Debbie Allen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger R. Allen of 2530 James, stepping into school land for her second year at Pattengill. Lucky Debbie has an aunt who sews. When Debbie's cousins outgrow their mom's handiworks, she inherits them. Here she wears an A-line cotton dress, perfect for warm weather school days. The fabric is printed with orange, turquoise and pink daisies, a pretty combination for a pretty little girl.
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