Friday, September 24, 2010

Friday, September 24, 2010

Bsi 2,020.69 +0.0 0.0%

We at the Index apologize for the timing of our posts, but it's been a long week of moving and work. Normal posting will resume Monday.


WINNERS

LeBron James (LBJ6) 17.48 +2.39 +13.67%


You've probably heard about his plummeting Q rating (the industry standard for measuring an athlete's familiarity and appeal). According to The Q Scores Co., for non-blacks, LeBron's positive Q rating went from 18 percent in January to 10 percent in September and, more telling, his negative Q rating went from 24 percent to 44. Nearly half of the non-blacks in this country don't like the dude. Meanwhile, LeBron's positive Q rating among blacks went from 52 percent in January to 39 -- a noticeable drop -- but his negative Q rating barely budged, going from 14 percent to 15. Among African-Americans, says The Q Scores Co. executive vice president Henry Schafer, the shift in opinion was mostly to neutral.

LOSERS

Bishop Eddie Long (BEL) 3.59 -4.59 -56.11%


Thursday, September 23, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Bsi 2,020.69 +4.28 +.21%

Mad Men gets a black woman this weekend, the rising star Naturi Naughton.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Bsi 2,016.41 -5.13 -.25%

Kinda lame to party like you just won the Super Bowl after winning only your first game. But throw a DUI on top of it, in New York City, when the team you play for has set up a car service for players and well that is just too dumb, Braylon Edwards. Not Plaxico shoot yourself in the leg dumb, but well on the way.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Bsi 2,021.54 -2.19 -.11%

This is not a personal attack, but know who's not "exhausted". The no-answer-having voices on the President's right who are becoming emboldened by the idea of middle class fatigue for a problem they created.


BUY

Chocolate Genius Inc.'s Swansongs



SELL

The Melting Pot

As these maps illustrate, we're not a integrated as we think.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Monday, September 20, 2010

Bsi 2,023.73 +8.13 +.4%

ESPN is launching a new network focusing on HBCUs. Which can only mean one thing... more marching bands.