Friday, June 12, 2009

Bsi 2,017.06 +6.28 +.31%

A seemingly long week ends with the Market on an upswing.

WINNERS

Michael Thomas (MKT) 2.14 +2.14 --

Michael Thomas' debut novel, Man Gone Down, won him the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

LOSERS

New York Black Democrats (NYBD) 4.12 -2.59 -38.6%

The New York Times is attributing the chaos in the state legislature to a growing rift between Latino and black Democrats, with the Latino Dems bolting to a Republican led coalition.  Add that to the woes of wildly unpopular Gov. David Patterson and things haven't been looking so good for this group.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Bsi 2,010.78 -17.43 -.86%

Jeremiah Wright's out-and-out anti-semitism is the kind of thing that has to have President Obama shaking his head.

"Asked if he had spoken to the president, Wright said: "Them Jews aren't going to let him talk to me. I told my baby daughter, that he'll talk to me in five years when he's a lame duck, or in eight years when he's out of office.."

Has he lost his DAMN mind?!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Bsi 2,028.21 +9.46 +.47%

U.S. soccer player Oguchi Onyewu's taken the problem of European racism into his own hands, suing a player from another team in the Belgian first division.

"Onyewu says he is taking court action because racist abuse on the field is far too commonplace in European soccer."

You go, Gooch!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Bsi 2,018.75 -21.49 -1.05%

While we here believe everyone's expectations about what could and would accomplish and how fast he'd do it, President Obama Throwing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to the courts stands as his greatest "hot potato" moment to date.

BUY

Jay-Z "D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)

You might as well get on board.  It's already all over the Internet.

SELL

thegrio.com

theroot, blackplanet, netnoir -- add NBC-Universal's thegrio.com to the list of websites targeting the African-American audience.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Bsi 2,040.24 +5.11 +.25%

It's news, but we have to admit that Alysa Stanton becoming the first African-American female rabbi stretches the definition of particularly notable firsts.

Sigh... you go girl... sigh.

That being said, it does give us an excuse to post this...