Then he says something else...

I have mixed opinions about Kilson's conclusions. I agree that there are Talented Tenth aspirations among us, but that Progressivism and race raising is nowhere near as important as it once was - that the relative amount of time elite blacks need to consider and dedicate themselves to their inferiors is less .

For the record, I haven't read part one or part two of Kilson's series in The Black Commentator. I'm waiting for the whole package, which I will then print and read in the park while drinking good beer from a brown paper bag.

Furthermore, I would argue that the social capital with which blacks are endowed allow their elites broad responsibilities in mainstream organizations which far outweigh those that can be accomplished via progressivism and aggregation. This sets up a paradox that Kilson seems to ignore. There are more things that black elites can do, but it's not entirely clear that they need to or want to.

It is, however, entirely clear that these elite folks would benefit from doing those additional things.