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Shani Gilchrist

Taking Responsibility: On the Anniversary of the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Author’s note: One year ago I somehow found myself working with dear friends to help some at-risk Afghan families attempt to evacuate ahead…

Aug 31, 2022

Taking Responsibility: On the Anniversary of the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Aug 31, 2022

Shani Gilchrist

On the Fifth Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Murders

Forgiveness and the Festishization of Black Pain

Jun 17, 2020

On the Fifth Anniversary of the Mother Emanuel Murders

Jun 17, 2020

Shani Gilchrist

Opposing Gun Control Is Unpatriotic

Loving America means caring about the lives of fellow citizens

Nov 11, 2017

Opposing Gun Control Is Unpatriotic

Nov 11, 2017

Shani Gilchrist

Stop Laughing: Scaramucci’s firing should scare you

Monday started out so quiet. So pleasant. No one woke up to a brand-new headline announcing another presidential scandal unless they were…

Aug 2, 2017

Stop Laughing: Scaramucci’s firing should scare you

Aug 2, 2017

Shani Gilchrist

Why Is the GOP Soothing This Black Democrat’s Fears?

I’m a black Democrat, often fairly predictable in how I vote on specific issues. But I may be an atypical black Democrat in that I grew up…

Mar 6, 2016

Why Is the GOP Soothing This Black Democrat’s Fears?

Mar 6, 2016

Shani Gilchrist

It’s time to stop giving hate a Good Housekeeping seal of approval

*NOTE: This was written hastily and emotionally. Please forgive the grammatical errors. I am usually a much better editor, but this is an…

Jul 6, 2015

It’s time to stop giving hate a Good Housekeeping seal of approval

Jul 6, 2015

Shani Gilchrist

Growing up means continuing activism while admitting a movement’s flaws

Growing up is hard. Most of what makes it so hard our reluctance to understand that there is no psychological endpoint to doing so. This…

Mar 24, 2015

Growing up means continuing activism while admitting a movement’s flaws

Mar 24, 2015

Shani Gilchrist
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The New South

Do people think the South owns the rights to racism?

What David Firestone fails to understand about the complexities of place

May 5, 2014

Do people think the South owns the rights to racism?

May 5, 2014

Shani Gilchrist
in
The New South

A New Southern Journey

Is there a “new” New South?

Dec 27, 2013

A New Southern Journey

Dec 27, 2013

Shani Gilchrist

Shani Gilchrist

Shani Raine is a consultant and writer focusing on humanitarian advocacy, national security, diplomacy, and advocating for women & girls.

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