Educating Ourselves about Whiteness and Anti-Black Racism

This is a work in progress. The resources on this guide have been helpful to us librarians—none of whom are Black—in starting to understand whiteness, white privilege, and anti-Black racism. This list is not meant to be comprehensive and almost certainly reflects blind spots, oversights, and resources with some flaws. If you have any questions or suggestions for other resources for this page, please contact us using the form on the left.

• For books the SMC Library has as ebooks (see box at top, and we are ordering more): click on the book cover and then click "Read this ebook"
• For books the SMC Library doesn't have as ebooks: Your public library probably has ebooks available for download and may have curbside pickup available for print books. Check your local public library's website or ask us if you need help.
• Buy a print copy from a black-owned bookstore. Marcus Books in Oakland is taking phone orders for shipping or pickup. Here are other black-owned bookstores that let you shop online.

Go deeper with scholarly books on racism in the U.S., whiteness, and privilege.