Whether or not the Obamas are actual dues paying members of the quoted organizations (some of which, I am associated) is a technicality. Their close personal friends (social circle) and political confidantes are members. They are on the invitation list and attend various black elite parties and functions. Be certain that the Obamas have surely been extended invitations to join (The Links, The Boule…) but for their own reasons have declined.

Your list of who and who isn't is interesting. But dare I say, the fact the Oprah, Jay Z, and Beyonce are entertainers have more to do with why they aren't considered in.

Just food for thought.

“I have it on good authority that the woman who writes The Black Socialite is an arriviste not unlike Larry Otis Graham. She is using the blog to simply promote herself.”

That could explain why she said, when she explained why she closed the comments section, that her readers need to keep in mind that the people featured on her blog also read it.

BTW, I don’t think Michelle is dark, but I do consider her to be brown. I think she is an AKA, though she has the regalness of a Delta (lol!). I saw her name on their list.

I’m lurking due to computer problems. My laptop crashed. Right now I’m on wifi, which is not reliable in my house. I’m in negotiations with AT&T for a different wireless card to work with a new laptop. Please send good vibes.

its very unamerican. a holdover from old european attitudes. pedigree won’t help you score well on the sats, invent a new arbitrage technique, or a new search engine, or a great strat up; skills that real americans, like mittal and khosla, value.

just look at the ethnic makeup of wall street: no longer old blue bloods from exceter bur rather mit-trained geeks who work in hedge funds or in the vc industry (and what do ou think the ethnic make up of caltech or mit is).

the wealth of google and microsoft dwarfs that of brown brothers harriman. i’m old enough to remember when a jew couldn’t make partner at morgan stanley, the center of wasp culture, so they where forced to work at lehman or goldman. who’s laughing now?

the ivy-league obama’s are definitely part of this new elite. wasp dominance is over.

I suppose the class card can be just as nasty as the race card or the sex card.

I am beginning to understand what Obama means when he says he wants to go beyond politics as usual. In the USA right now, “politics as usual” is pretty sad.

Blatant self promotion is always tacky. Even tackier, referring to oneself as a “socialite”.

And to think that she doesn’t consider Michelle a peer. Go figure.

I am overjoyed that Michelle is neither Link, Girlfriend, Charmette, Mole, AKA, Delta, Zeta, Sigma Gamma Rho, nor Jack and Jill alum. I think of how some of the women in those organizations have treated other black people and I smile.

2 GDIs are going to the first black couple in the White House.

I think for The Black Socialite blog, it’s not about Michelle Obama’s social status, but her sorority status. If she was an AKA or a Delta, Black Socialite would have mentioned her.

Since the AKA’s have decided to step up on Michelle Obama’s behalf recently, I would not be surprised if they are planing to offer an honorary membership.

Black Socialite’s blog reads more like Black Sorority Socialite than black elite. The big names in the black elite are just not that accessible and she’s not really talking about them.

And I have to wonder how many of the really rich black elite are voting for Obama anyway. He wants to tax them more, I can imagine they are supporting that.

I am sure tho-if Michelle sends out WH dinner invatations, they will be in the house in a fast minute

I’d be surprised that they have a problem with Obama’s parentage by race alone. The earliest Black socialites did have white parentage – hence the paper bag test. I think Obama might just get it…Michelle DEFINITELY does not. So there you go. It’s funny how Barack managed to have enough desire to get in touch with Black consciousness while some other politicians who’ve ‘always’ been Black and are his peers are not really ‘down for the people’.

When will Black folks stop hatin’ on each other with all these artificial barriers?

Somebody help me. Are they proud of being Black or are they some type of sub-racial group in between Black and whatever? Help me.

What are they?

I think she might rate a sidebar on that blog and that’s about it. LOL.

town,

I dunno.. I don’t see how she could be shunned if she actually becomes First Lady.

But, we will see…LOL

They are NOT impressed with Obama having a White Mama.

Channeling my best ‘Our Kind of People’ voice:

But…but…his White people weren’t even PROFESSIONALS!

BWA HA HA HA HA

You know I don’t lie on this.

Now, will Lawrence Otis Graham be true to his Edith Wharton leanings, and leave Barack and Michelle out of his Black Elite Listing?

I dunno.