Shani Tahir Mott | |
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | March 16, 1976
Died | March 12, 2024 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 47)
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Scholar, activist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Wesleyan University (B.A.), University of Michigan (M.A., Ph.D.) |
Academic work | |
Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
Main interests | Black Studies • Race and Power Dynamics • Institutional Bias |
Shani Tahir Mott (March 16, 1976 – March 12, 2024) was an American scholar of Black studies, best known for her advocacy and her examination of race and power in the United States. She was a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University.[1][2] Her academic work in literature and Africana studies, extended beyond traditional scholarship to actionable advocacy,[3] highlighted by her legal challenge against discriminatory home appraisal practices in Baltimore.[4][5] She died from adrenal cancer on March 12, 2024, at the age of 47.[6] In the days before her death, she continued to advocate by testifying in support of her lawsuit against LoanDepot.[7] As a result, the case settled with sweeping changes in home appraisal practices including extensive plan to mitigate discrimination including an second appraisal.[7]