Correct. The real elite don't have their parties put together by companies with web sites, or have stories written about them in the NY Times.
These folks are more of a potential elite. They want to be Vernon Jordan or Ron Brown, but they're not there yet.
> Do the Black Diamonds feel the rage that Cose discusses?
No, because they haven't risen high enough yet to feel the glass ceiling. They are still trying to climb, and are therefore still full of optimism. The rage that Cose describes doesn't kick in until you get to the point where you feel you should be given the keys to the top floor penthouse, but no one is handing them over to you.
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