Lucille Clifton's pride in being black and in being a woman helps her transform difficult circumstances into a qualified affirmation about the black urban world she portrays. She perceives in her own African heritage models for courage and endurance that...

Thelma Lucille Sayles Clifton was born in Depew, New York, on 27 June 1936 and was educated at Fredonia State Teachers College, Fredonia, New York, and at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She began composing poems and writing stories at an early age a...

Once a chic pursuit for wealthy youth and adventurous others, by the 1990s rock climbing had come to embody a path toward greater self-fulfillment for the average person. Embraced by corporations and schools, rock climbing and the rope skills...

Climbing is the activity of using one's hands or feet to ascend a steep object. It is done both for recreation (to reach an inaccessible place, or for its own enjoyment) and professionally, as part of activities such as maintenance of a structure, or...

THE CLIMB Quality: * * * Acceptability: +3 RATING: PG STARRING: Jason George, Ned Vaughn, Dabney Coleman DIRECTOR: John Schmidt DISTRIBUTOR: World Wide Pictures GENRE: Action/Adventure INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older children and adults SUMMARY: The Climb soars...

CLIMB Each generation revolutionizes something. Today's younger generation is revolutionizing work. The goals people have, their values and opportunities have all changed drastically in the last 10 years. The new workplace demands new rules for success, yet people continue to get outdated advice...

Gold prices rose Thursday as the U.S. dollar fell in response to the government's weaker than expected first-quarter gross domestic product report.Elsewhere in the commodities markets, industrial metals and agriculture prices climbed while energy prices retreated.The gold market reacted to a falling dollar, which lost...

PepsiCo Inc., the snack and beverage maker, said Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit climbed 61 percent led by strong performances from its international and Frito-Lay divisions.Profit for the three months ended Dec. 30 grew to $1.78 billion, or $1.06 per share, from $1.1 billion, or...