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Debutante cotillions. Million-dollar homes. Summers in Martha's Vineyard. Membership in the Links, Jack & Jill, Deltas, Boule, and AKAs. An obsession with the right schools, families, social clubs, and skin complexion. This is the world of the black upper class and the focus of the first book written about the black elite by a member of this hard-to-penetrate group. The author, a television commentator and one of the nation's most prominent spokesmen...
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The stories of more than three hundred prominent families and individuals along with the author's own experiences are told. They include the world of exclusive clubs and organizations for affluent African-Americans. The unwritten requirement of membership in these establishments are exposed: The brown paper bag and ruler test as well as wealth and connections. Simply put, anyone whose skin is darker than a brown paper bag fails to meet the criteria....
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