The power of white privilege is something that frankly isn't talked about enough, but as a society many people believe that racism doesn't exist. However, there is this unspoken advantage that is given to white people called privilege, which is something that gives them a step up in society. Tim Wise talks about this in the video using specific examples to support his argument that white privilege is so prevalent and how others don't even recognize that it's a serious problem. A study conducted in 2006 showed that out of 100 white people surveyed, only 6% of these people thought that racial discrimination still existed in society. He also went on to mention that 2/3 of white people who were alive during the civil rights movement thought that Martin Luther King was doing too much at the wrong time and that it just wasn't appropriate. I agree with Wise because as an African American I can attest that as a black male there is this invisible obstacle that you have to jump through to be considered in the same league as whites. As if Wise is explaining that having that one thing to sweat over in society can determine whether you will be successful or not. If you are a white student struggling in school, it becomes a big problem and help is immediately needed to solve the problem because you are said to have that potential, regardless of your grade. But if you're an African American male it's different. To be talked about among upperclassmen you have to perform exceptionally well and sometimes even better than those around you or at the top. When you have to worry about race and overcome the barrier on your own, it can cost you dearly and sometimes even force you to show your full… middle of paper… social connection with someone in a specific field. I think this is a big problem because it makes it much harder for African Americans to succeed in society if they basically start at the bottom without any help. The root of the problem is also education, because some of these black students only have the opportunity to attend these small public charter schools because some of their parents don't stress the importance of education. The reason for this is because their parents did not enforce discipline in the classroom for whatever reason and it was something that was not instilled in the minds of young black students as children. While some black students actually understand that education is important, they usually discover this on their own while almost all white students realize as early as kindergarten that education is the key to success.