There just weren't many white folks my age around in my neighborhood. Nearly everyone was black. The zip code I grew up in is 82% black. My grade school was black. So was my HS.

So how would someone in that position get exposure to cultures that are non-black? Should they bus their children out to the suburbs?

Not saying that choosing a PWI vs HBCU is the answer, but how is it a bad thing if someone chooses a school in-part to experience other cultures?

Professional networking is one huge reason to have experience being in diverse groups. Certain careers can be made or broken based on the ability to network.