This is the first in series of lists that bring you the knowledge, background, and tools to think about and combat whiteness. The series is compiled for READ / REBEL in collaboration with Martin Lund and Sean Guynes, and offers a comprehensive look at the problems of whiteness and the need for anti-racist thinking, action, and change. Books on these lists represent a growing collective knowledge about whiteness, its formations, its bullshit about itself, and how we get free from it.

Whiteness 101 is where we start, the basics, the introductions, the books that lay the groundwork, raise the hard questions, and challenge us to think smarter about what it means to be white (or not) and to live white supremacist world. Books on this list provide a vocabulary for talking about whiteness; deal with major intersections of whiteness with class, gender, law, colonialism, and other forms of power; and feature some of the key voices who have shaped activists' and scholars' thinking about race and whiteness.

Where the Money from this List Goes

Profit from the sale of books on this and other whiteness lists are donated to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the chapter-based, member-led organization who work for justice and liberation for black and brown communities. By supporting #BlackLivesMatter, READ / REBEL recognizes that whiteness is the root cause of the racial inequality propelling the need for a Black Lives Matter movement.

Where the Money from this List Goes

Profit from the sale of books on this and other whiteness lists are donated to the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the chapter-based, member-led organization who work for justice and liberation for black and brown communities. By supporting #BlackLivesMatter, READ / REBEL recognizes that whiteness is the root cause of the racial inequality propelling the need for a Black Lives Matter movement.