How hokey.
I guess I've lived in any place that was overwhelmingly one race or another, except Jerusalem, where my neighborhood was pretty solidly Jewish.
When it comes to neighborhood diversity though, age diversity is much, much more important to me than color diversity. We had that where I grew up, and we have it now. It's both pleasant and keeps burglars out of the neighborhood. Always people out and about, all during the day (stay at home moms and retired folks) and up all night keeping an eye on things (the students like us).
But putting someone on display because his color makes you feel good? Ew. That's just funky. And not in a good way.
