My brother, sister and I were raised in poverty by a single mother earning minimum wage as a hotel maid because she did want to be on welfare but wanted to teach us that strong work ethic is the key to success. We worked hard in school, did our family chores at home, kept up our grades, and worked our part-time minimum wage jobs while at school full-time.

Now that all three of us graduated from university with honours, paid back our student loans, and work in our professional fields od study, I don’t feel one gram of “white privilege” guilt but you certainly can if you want.