Privileges are special rights, advantages, opportunities, or benefits that a person or group enjoys, often because of their position, status, circumstances, or accomplishments. But what about the privileges we take for granted?

Freedom of speech is something we have in the United States. Our Constitution has broad protections for speech that exceeds every other country. People have the right to say things that are offensive. They can protest (hopefully peacefully). In October 1990 the ACLU went to court to defend the KKK’s right to march. They weren’t defending the Klan’s beliefs. They were defending their constitutional right.

We who were born in the United States have privileges some countries don’t. We have clean running water and plenty of food in our grocery stores. If you live in parts of Africa and South America you don’t have the same access to these items.

Privileges are not just about what we have, but what we are doing with them. It’s a great question to consider…