Friday, March 5, 2010

Bsi 2,029.25 +4.69 +.23%

A streak of straight losses finally comes to a close as we end the first week in March.

WINNERS

Wendell Scott (WNSCT) 3.91 +1.21 +30.95%

NASCAR plans on commemorating Scott, the only African-American to win a NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

LOSERS

Black Politicians (AAPOL) 33.12 -7.2 -17.86%

As TheRoot.com has pointed out, it's been a tough stretch for black politicians.

Thank God for Obama, right?

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Bsi 2,050.32 -3.77 -.18%

RACE WAR ALERT!!! -- would be the headline if this were Drudge... but we're not.  So the Index falls slightly behind a race motivated prison riot in California.

BUY

The Nine Lives of Marion Barry

It's no secret that we here at the Index have had fun with Barry's story.  But, as much as anything, what fascinates us is his continued stay in the spotlight.  This HBO doc is right in our wheelhouse.

SELL

Kenneth Gladney

Nigga, please...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Bsi 2,003.84 -17.61 -.87%

Scalped funeral tickets?  Yeah, I think it's safe to say this has turned into a circus.

BUY

Do The Right Thing

Love or Hate, 20 years later people are still talking about Spike's best film.

SELL

Marion Barry

Arrested.  Again.  

Not crack (this time), but seriously, brother, you need to take a step back.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Bsi 2,102.73 +7.22 +.34%

Another week ends with the Index making steady gains.

WINNERS

New Orleans (NOLA) 17.31 +3.33 +19.24%

Some good news as HBO picks up David Simon's New Orleans based show "Treme", about a Crescent City neighborhood, post-Katrina, and the musicians who live there.

Treme Brass Band

Bringing work and attention being brought to the still reeling city can't be a bad thing.

LOSERS

Marion Barry (CRKMAOR) 1.31 -.97 -42.54%

The Washington D.C. City Council nearly unanimously in support of gay marriage legislation, with former Mayor Barry the lone holdout.  His reasons for not supporting gay marriage... rather, dubious.

Who else would miss the sound of progress?