To begin with, welcome to the movement. I always recommend Engels' Principles of Communism as a starting point.
Once you're confident in the grasp of the basic principles laid out by Marx and Engels, I find Lenin to be a good next step. Imperialism: The Highest Stage Of Capitalism builds on Marx's work and incorporates trends that emerged during Lenin's lifetime: namely, the rise of imperialism and the inevitability of monopoly under capitalism.
And I still often find myself instinctively going to places that I picked up on /pol/ especially when it comes to race. I’ve unlearned most right wing bullshit on race but there’s always some part of me going “Alright but what *will * happen when white people become a minority?”. “Sure but who are these people to lecture you on privilege when your life has been fucking horrible?”
A good thing you can do for this is to study the foundation of black liberation movements in the mid-20th century. The establishment doesn't want you to know this, but a huge chunk of black liberation theory in this time period was intellectually and explicitly Marxist, and its leaders were outspoken in their beliefs that resistance to racism was inextricable from resistance to capitalism. Have a look at Huey Newton's autobiography Revolutionary Suicide and take note of just how often this theme comes up.
To begin with, welcome to the movement. I always recommend Engels' Principles of Communism as a starting point.
Once you're confident in the grasp of the basic principles laid out by Marx and Engels, I find Lenin to be a good next step. Imperialism: The Highest Stage Of Capitalism builds on Marx's work and incorporates trends that emerged during Lenin's lifetime: namely, the rise of imperialism and the inevitability of monopoly under capitalism.
A good thing you can do for this is to study the foundation of black liberation movements in the mid-20th century. The establishment doesn't want you to know this, but a huge chunk of black liberation theory in this time period was intellectually and explicitly Marxist, and its leaders were outspoken in their beliefs that resistance to racism was inextricable from resistance to capitalism. Have a look at Huey Newton's autobiography Revolutionary Suicide and take note of just how often this theme comes up.