Searching for Whitopia by Rich Benjamin is today’s Featured Book of Color. Journalist Rich Benjamin spent two years living in the middle of white America to observe “Whitopias,” or predominantly white locales in the United States to reveal what these places are really like. Benjamin believes that by 2042 whites will no longer be the majority in America, which means that more immigrants and ethnicities will have moved into this country.
Through his research, Benjamin discovers that segregation is still a serious issue today and he explores and exposes his findings within Seaching for Whitopia. According to Benjamin there are two different Americas, “Obama Nation” and “Whitopia.” The first is comfortable with diversity even though they are clearly separated, while the other doesn’t mind a bit of culture so long as it doesn’t seep into their own communities.