Poverty is a multiplier for racial discrimination. At some level of "poor", a white person's circumstances can certainly be materially as bad as a (wealthier) b

Poverty is a multiplier for racial discrimination. At some level of "poor", a white person's circumstances can certainly be materially as bad as a (wealthier) black person's. But, as a comparison: no one is going to arrest Michio Kaku or Carl Sagan for breaking into his own house because he forgot his key.