I went to see Chris Rock do stand-up in the ’90s. Part of his act was talking about being black in America. He joked about how people who are white know how good they’ve got it. He talked about seeing a poor, homeless white man on the street and offering to trade places with him – keeping in mind that he was a rich black man. He said the response was: “Nah, I’m gonna ride this white thing out for a while longer.”

And we all laughed. Why? Because it’s true. White people know they are treated differently – in essence, better, with…