| Shani Tahir Mott | |
| Birth Date: | 16 March 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Wesleyan University (B.A.), University of Michigan (M.A., Ph.D.) |
| Occupation: | Scholar, activist |
| Main Interests: | Black Studies • Race and Power Dynamics • Institutional Bias |
| Workplaces: | Johns Hopkins University |
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.