" ... because white writers don’t get out of the way and make space for the multitude of stories to be told by those who aren’t white and middle class.”

When it's about who you are, and not about what you do, it's called narcissism.  

When you take that extra step and decide that who you are defines what other people are supposed to do, you are a narcissist in deep mud, and it will be a tough slug to find, let alone define cultural relevance for others.