Thursday, March 4, 2010

Bsi 2,024.56 -2.49 -.12%

Either the R. Kelly book is done or a lot has changed in the "State of the Black Union" of the past two months cause guess who's back?

Tavis Smiley, who after 10 years had scrapped his annual nationally televised State of the Black Union, is bringing a revamped version to Chicago to discuss whether President Obama should be doing more for African Americans.

Confirmed panelists for the March 20 event at Chicago State University include Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and academicians Michael Eric Dyson, Cornel West and Julianne Malveaux.

Awww. He just can't quit us, people.

Friday, February 26, 2009

Bsi 2,043.29 -16.33 -.79%

Tavis and Rev. Al scrapping over crumbs while the grown ups get the work done. Typical.

WINNERS

The Old Spice Guy (IMOS) .91 +.91 NA

Give this gentleman, Isaiah Mustafa, a show already. Brother killed it!

LOSERS

David Patterson (NYBD) 1.98 -.79 -28.52%

Can he fuck this up any more? Seriously, they're never going to have a black or blind governor again!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Bsi 2,048.42 -7.73 -.38%

Sometimes, someone else says it so well that there's nothing for you to add (via gawker).

Tavis Smiley Ends Racism

Declarative PBS host and multimedia phenomenon Tavis Smiley is ending his "State of the Black Union" conference after ten years, because he needs time for other projects like—seriously—publishing R. Kelly's memoirs. Post-racial world, you're a wondrous place!

Monday, March 2, 2009

Bsi 2,089.31 -13.59 -.65%

Tavis Smiley's 10th annual State of the Black Union brought together the old guard (Sharpton, West, Waters, Dyson) and the new (Michael Steele and Barack Obama, via video) to tell us what we already knew: there's a black president and people are scared about the economy.

Consider it the black intellectual freaknik.