Tech Meet Shani Dowell, the first Black woman in Tennessee to raise $1 million for a start-up July 6, 2020Brad Schmitt, Nashville TennesseanComments Off on Meet Shani Dowell, the first Black woman in Tennessee to raise $1 million for a start-up Shani Dowell faced racism in high school, and now she hopes her Possip app, which helps parents and schools talk to each other, helps battle bias.