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Beyonce's little sister Solange Knowles releases her second album SoL-AngeL and the Hadley Street Dreams on August 26, 2008.

These are ten of my favorite movie quotes. All the quotes are by women characters, but the movies and the quotes are probably as diverse as it gets.

Before Destiny's Child, before TLC, and following in the legacy of the divine Supremes, the premier R&B girl group of the 1990s was En Vogue.

Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse took the top honors at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards held on February 10th at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

How many times have you taken a drink just because you didn't want the alternative...water or soda? So whether you do not or can not drink anymore or simply want to cut back on your alcohol consumpt...

You can have the Hottest Happy Hour Ever!!! These 5 Tequila-based Cocktails that will add a little spice to your life!

Vodka is the perfect spirit to liven any 4th of July celebration. Today the drink is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the United States.

It has been confirmed that the Emmy-nominated actress Renee Elise Goldsberry has failed to reach an agreement with One Life to Live and the ABC network. As a result her character Evangeline William...

As the fictional musical trio The Dreams (played by Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Rose) sing in the title song of the smash hit and instant classic Dreamgirls..."Dreamgirls will neve...

Frances E. W. Harper was a speaker, writer and abolitionist during the nineteenth century, whose works are worthy of examination and study in the classroom. Harper is revered for her imaginative style...

Daytime's first transgendered character.

Although both short stories focus on men who have are alienated from society, Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Veil and Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener differ in theme and character motivation.

Perhaps one of the greatest American Romantics is Nathaniel Hawthorne. Revered for his use of allegory and symbol, Hawthorne is known for his ability to intertwine religion and nature with the superna...

The soap world has lost one of the most vibrant and exuberant characters in recent history.

In 2006, some of Hollywood's greatest actors and some on their way to super-stardom, made some truly awesome films. Some of these you are sure to hear more about as Oscar season rolls around. Some y...

Although many perceive his characterizations to be based in malice towards the opposite sex, Hemingway's female characters are manifestations of his inability to find and maintain a balance between be...

The female characters in The Women of Brewster Place are bound by a sense of community. However in Linden Hills, more affluent female population of African-Americans suffer as a result of their envir...

African-American comedian Damon Wayans is the first comedian to be banned from the popular night club for use of the N-word.

Novelist and journalist Bebe Moore Campbell died Monday, November 27 from complications due to brain cancer. She was 56.

On Thursday, November 30, ABC's daytime drama "All My Children" re-introduces the character Barf, a colorful rock star with a soon-to-be revealed secret. Barf is transgendered and making the transitio...

In The Great Gatsby and Passing, the characters use various social settings to reject reality and present themselves as people other than who they truly are, however in the end, their attempts prove t...

Attorneys are always on the go. Running back and forth between court, depositions and other meetings, the legal eagle in your life needs a gift that is practical and useful, but still thoughtful.

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne chronicles the disturbing dream of a young Puritan man in Salem. In the dream, Goodman Brown comes face to face with evil and is forced to examine the nature...

In "The Wives of the Dead," Nathaniel Hawthorne examines the relationship between two women and explores how their common bond leads them to reserve their own happiness and make special consideration...

Mary Wilkins Freeman's "Old Woman Magoun" is the story of a woman who wants nothing more than to protect her granddaughter...no matter the cost.

In Gloria Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place, Mattie serves as a friend and guide to Etta. She proves that true friendship knows its boundaries and limits, yet a true friend is always there in times...

The Women of Brewster Place is a tribute to the female experience. The women are bound by a sense of community and sisterhood that enables them to deal with the everyday pressures they face.

Does it matter if you do the wrong thing if you are doing it for the right reasons?This is just one of the questions that you will find yourself asking as you watch Catch a Fire.

Gabrielle Union just inked a six-figue deal with ABC and Touchstone. Is she America's Next Sweetheart?

Toni Cade Bambara's character Hazel is intelligent, witty, tough, and yet vulnerable. Through the character, Bambara exemplifies the common emotions that young girls face while growing up.

In Marsha Norman's night, Mother and August Wilson's Fences, the flawed parents effect on his or her child is explored through the characters of Thelma Cates and Troy Maxson.

In the media and especially on television, African American women are often misrepresented. Throughout television history, African American female characters in situation comedies have reflected bias...

By examining both the "Nausicaa" and "Penelope" episodes, of Ulysses, one realizes that James Joyce uses language as the primary catalyst in the establishment of the identities of his female character...

In "The Dead" by James Joyce, Gabriel is a seemingly happily married professor. Although he leads a seemingly normal life, he is unable to truly connect with his culture and heritage, his loved ones ...

One of the most recognizable character differences between the movie and novel Vanity Fair is in the portrayal of Rebecca Sharp. The cinematic Rebecca Sharp is a mere shell of the manipulative vixen c...

While watching the previews during Pride and Prejudice, I saw a clip for a new movie, Something New with Sanaa Lathan. I got excited to see Black people on the screen (my friend and I were the only tw...