Being white is a privilege

Being white is a privilege without a doubt in my opinion. But in what instances is it a guarantee? Do white people earn the majority of the privileges they're afforded? I think not. Most white people are placed under a certain category of success due entirely to the color of their skin. Like we saw in the video in class, people who are black tend to get a worse reputation than white and therefore suffer being categorically placed into a pool of criminal tendencies or behaviors. The ability to not think about race is definitely a privilege that I was unaware of. I've really only had to worry about race a few times in my life and the times that I did worry about race were due to my involvement with minorities. I've gotten stares from others and been judged in a household of people who didn't want their son/brother/grandson dating a white woman. But mainly, being white has never meant that I will struggle. It's unfair. But can something be done to stop this? I, along with what I can only assume is millions of other white people, was not even aware that we think this way, that we're afforded the luxury of not worrying about race. And how can we stop what we're not even fully aware of?