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My dad grew up poor in different areas, mostly Detroit.

Here's the history of this BS notion of 'white privledge'.
"Irish need not apply".

For example, Michigan awards 20 points to any student from a low-income background, regardless of race. Since these points cannot be combined with those for minority status (in other words poor blacks don't get 40 points), in effect this is a preference for poor whites.
I have no problem with that for everyone.

Then Michigan awards 16 points to students who hail from the Upper Peninsula of the state: a rural, largely isolated, and almost completely white area.
I have no problem with that. The UP is largely a poor area. It's also NOT completely white. There's a large Chippewa population there.

Ten points are awarded to students who attended top-notch high schools,

I had a friend that went to an elite high school. Whites were the majority, but it was a very "diverse" school with a large East Indian, Arab, Asian, and black populations as well.

and another eight points are given to students who took an especially demanding AP and honors curriculum

And anyone can take those.

So the U of M offers 20 "extra" points to the typical black, Latino or indigenous applicant, while offering various combinations worth up to 58 extra points for students who will almost all be white

That is a poor ASSUMPTION. I assume black students from Farmington Hills, Sterling Heights, West Bloomfield, East Lansing, and Okemos don't take advantage of that. There are blacks outside Detroit and Flint.

being white has made no positive difference, is rooted in privilege itself: the privilege that allows one to not have to think about race on a daily basis;
Who does have to think about race on a daily basis(outside of your yapping)

to not have one's intelligence questioned by best-selling books;

"Stupid White men"

to not have to worry about being viewed as a "out of place" when driving,

Okay, I'll drive through the middle of Detroit, we'll see what happens. I could get pulled over. Cop: What the hell are you doing here? Drugs?

This article is a load of horsecrap.

You're article about being "out of place" really hits home. When I moved my shop into a ratty section of town for cheaper rent, I was pulled over a lot.....sometimes three times a week. Whenever I worked late at night and left for home I was guilty of DWW...... Driving While White.

Whenever the local donut monsters pulled me over, it was always the same thing..."what the hell are you doing in this part of town"? "Why are you here"? "Who do you know in this area"? This went on for about a month or two, until the boys in blue recognized my truck and waved my on by.

I often thought I should contact Jessie, or maybe Big Al Sharpton, to come to my defense.