America has always had ethnic enclaves. This includes thriving black neighborhoods. Unfortunately, there is an ugly history where jealous whites destroyed places where blacks were succeeding too well.

One lesson though, that those places taught - black communities can succeed together. So I don't understand the desire of blacks to move to a white neighborhood...

Many immigrant groups have stayed in distinctive enclaves. I grew up in NYC and I knew about Chinatown, Little Italy, the Jewish areas, etc. I lived close to Astoria, which was mostly Greek and had many Greek friends.

Sometimes people in enclaves are welcoming to outsiders, sometimes not.

When I moved to an all white neighborhood in the Midwest, my neighbors were friendly and welcoming. When I moved to a predominantly Latino area in the South, they were not friendly - it took a lot of work on my part to begin to change that. If I had had kids, I would not have subject them to having to deal with that.

I currently live in a "mixed" neighborhood. I have black, white, Latino and Muslim neighbors. Most are nice enough and a few are super friendly.

One thing I love about my neighborhood is that in the summer, I will see kids of all races and religious backgrounds playing together. To me that is beautiful.

However, I also have friends who are Asian professionals who live in predominantly Asian neighborhoods and Latino friends who live in Hispanic communities. The most important thing is that they feel it is a warm community and a good environment to raise their kids.

A neighborhood where everyone is "cold" and unwelcoming is not a good place, no matter how much the houses are worth. JMHO