"White Like Me" Reflection

Having read the book "Black Like Me" in high school the title "White Like Me" intrigued me.  "Black Like Me" explored what it was like to be and African American, specifically in the South, in the 1950's.  This book was definitely head turning, but never had I thought of it in reverse.  What would it be like to be white? It is just who I am, rarely do I ever think about the difference my skin color makes. Especially with it being the 21st century, the thought that racism and equality exists just seems absurd.  This was exactly the point that the documentary featuring Tim Wise made.  That racial inequality and white privilege is indeed still an issue.  He made a valid point that many white American's continuously insist that racism and inequality is not at all an issue.  We reassure ourselves through many things, specifically having an African American president.  However, racism is still an issue.  Racial profiling from cops is one predominant issue that many people overlook.
One point which I found especially interesting was how white people complain that in fact, they are actually the ones being targeted.  For example, African Americans have scholarships that are not available to them, therefore they see this as unfair and "racist".  However, that is not that case at all, nearly double the opportunities are available to white people that are not available to African Americans.  It was made clear that racism is very much so still a problem when the point was made that  a white person with a criminal record is more likely to get the job in comparison to an African American with no criminal record.  Overall, America has come a long way with equality, however this documentary showed that we might not be as equal as we thought and we still have a ways to go.