I meant from us and their parents and grandparents, not society.

There is little doubt my black grandchildren have benefited from being black. As an example, my black granddaughter got a $2000 scholarship towards private school, that could not have been based on need... given her father is an EVP of a large company. But the school really wanted her to help the school reach their diversity targets.

On the other hand, my mixed Asian daughter only got accepted by one UC school even though she had a 4.4 GPA, was an academic all American, had an IB degree, was captain of her varsity Water Polo team and after college got accepted into a medical school with a 1.1% acceptance rate. Her Native American friend with less achievements got accepted by every UC school and offered scholarship money even though his parents are quite well off.

Children get it.

My black granddaughter when I asked her how she "earned" her scholarship, replied "black" privilege.

Asia students in California know even with weighted GPAs over 4.4, high board scores, and impressive "extras", they may not get accepted, while other students with far weaker academic achievements and "extras" will.