(ThyBlackMan.com) (At the end of this article we provide a brief explanation of the history and nature of Kwanzaa and its seven principles. Each day of Kwanzaa we will discuss one of these principles.) On this the second day of Kwanzaa, the principle of self-determination, kuchijagulia, is celebrated. Today we ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Hip Hop in 2011 was not all that hot; the usual names dropped albums, and there were too many defunct mix-tapes released. Let’s just say that the best always finish last. And, Common –aka- Common Sense made sure that he did just that with his ninth studio album entitled, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nature works in shifts. There are night creatures and beings that live by day. Which do you belong to? Or do you try to be in both? Was it all that long ago TV stations signed off at midnight? And there was no one out there driving up and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com)   We measure time by years, but why not call them Christmases? (Doesn’t each year end with one?) Christmas is the joy at the passage of time, New Years the sadness at time’s demise. But whether we call it the feast of the Midwinter Solistice, Christmas, New Years or Kwanzaa, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Matt’s Damon’s petty, tasteless, and insipid knock of President Obama as gutless again got plenty of press mention. He used the more street, colloquial term to symbolize the president’s supposed cowardice but we’ll leave it at “gutless.” The almost irresistible temptation is to chalk this up to the star ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul continues to hold a slight lead over rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich in Iowa. The Texas congressman finished with 21 percent of likely Iowa caucus voters support in the latest American Research Group poll  released Friday. Mitt Romney finished with 20 percent, followed closely ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Every year around this time, I start to reflect on life, sometimes my own. I think about the past, the present and the future. I think about things that could have happened, things that shouldn’t have happened, things that probably will happen and also the stuff that definitely won’t ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) At its best, The Boondocks comic strip turned a critical and hilarious eye on African-American culture, tackling taboo subjects from a variety of viewpoints that allowed readers to draw their own conclusions. A recurring theme around this time of year for the comic was a discussion of Kwanzaa, the ...