Thursday, March 25, 2010

Bsi 2,093.83 +2.53 +.12%

The struggles of black writers, actors and directors has been pretty well documented, so kudos to the Writers Guild of America for their recent panel on gay minoritity writers. At least it starts a discussion.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Bsi 2,127.9 -5.13 -.24%

How come it seems like the ONLY thing the NAACP cares about is how and how many blacks are represented on TV?  Now they're mad at the Emmys.  We don't want to get all "mote" and "beam" on them, but it's hard to criticize someone else's awards show when yours is such a joke.

Image Award winner, best comedy.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Bsi 2,036.78 +17.55 +.86%

Traditionally when black leaders call their people out on disturbing behavior it's a message confined to the community.  Particularly when these words are spoken at an NAACP event.  However, when that leader also happens to be the leader of the Free World -- well, let's just say that gets people talking.

We've been here before.  During the campaign Obama was criticized for taking on problems in the black community in a public forum.  We here at the Index though are taking the less cynical approach, for the moment, and take the president's latest comments as genuine concern from an African-American with a pulpit rather than a political gambit (fingers crossed).

WINNERS

Interracial Lovin' (BWL) 9.28 +4.36 +46.98%

Ladies and gentlemen a major, national commercials the explicitly features an black male and white female couple (with baby in tow so there's NO mistaking the nature of their relationship).  There's only one word for that: OBAMA!

LOSERS

Black Hollywood (BHWD) 5.31 -1.39 -20.75%

With the passing of writer Judi Ann Mason black Hollywood lost a true trailblazer.

Friday, November 14, 2008

Bsi 1,834.14 +8.79 +.48%

With the election behind us the Index expects to stabilize after months of volatility.

WINNERS

Black Hollywood (BHWD) 8.91 +1.65 +18.52%

A lot has been made this week of the "Bradley Effect" and whether it extends to the box office.  Whether or not that's the case has yet to be determined and still every movie with more than two black people in it is treated as a referedum on wheather or not to make any more of them.  However, the Internet is changing the face of distribution and access -- and it won't be long before it changes the expectations of what appears on the big screen.

Can you imagine a network giving this the green light?  Neither could I.

Analysts here figure it won't be long before a wide array of black written and produced material is readily available outside of the bootleg DVD market.

LOSERS

The Creative Integrity of The Smiths  (CIFP) 1.23 -.78 -38.81%

No, not Marr and Morrisey, but Will, Jada and their son Jayden.  The three parties who, in part, will be responsible for the ruining of yet another classic, this time "The Karate Kid".

Why Jayden-san, why?

We're sure they'll make a mint from the movie and probably, in time, the movie going audience will be the real losers.

Just don't fuck with Ferris Beuller, okay?