Privilege is Real. Here’s What to Do About It.

“Would you like a free upgrade?” the car rental manager asked me. I rented there a lot.

“Absolutely,” I responded. He tossed me the keys to a brand new Jaguar.

I rented from this location often. It was just down the street from the school where I used to serve. Near the rental place were two car dealerships, a Jaguar lot and a Ford lot. If I was getting a free upgrade that usually meant it was one of their service vehicles for the dealerships, which were usually new models.

(Relevant Magazine published an edited version of my article “Black and White, Red and Blue.” To read the rest of the article at Relevant Magazine click here.)