The sobering anwer is yes - the white community is so entitled because. . . it is the advanced race. . . it is more important. . . to affirm and live by civilized standards. . . than to bow to the demands of the numerical majority.
Synthesize new ideas constantly. Never read passively. Annotate, model, think, and synthesize while you read, even when you're reading what you conceive to be introductory stuff. That way, you will always aim towards understanding things at a resolution fine enough for you to be creative.