I know about Richmond, and I know about Surrey, and I know about the British Properties. The thing is - my (white) husband and I (I'm African-American) could move to Richmond, or Surrey, or the British Properties without worrying that people would start moving out because we "posed a threat to their property values." That happened where I'm from. A lot. It even happens in reverse where I came from -- young professional white couples would move into traditionally black neighborhoods and start gentrifying them, and the older black residents would complain that the white folks were making it too expensive for them to live there anymore.
It's hard for you to understand because (I presume) you didn't grow up in the United States, in the deep south, where social realities still keep the races rigidly segregated. I mean -- where else but in the deep south would it make front-page news in a newspaper that a black woman joined an NPC sorority?
I'll end the hijack here and return you guys to your regularly scheduled thread, but I'm willing to continue this discussion via PM if you want.
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