The Black Footwear Forum Returns This Fall in Detroit

Black Footwear Forum National Event Returns this Fall in Detroit

FDRA and PENSOLE Lewis College of Business & Design Unveil Dates for Fall Celebration FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Detroit, MI – June 22, 2022 – Today, the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design and the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), cofounders of the Black Footwear Forum (BFF), announced the dates for a national […]
Barrett-Jackson to Auction First Retail Production VIN 001 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V for Charity at 2022 Las Vegas Auction

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ‒ June 21, 2022 – Barrett-Jackson, the World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, will auction the first retail production 2023 Cadillac Escalade-V, the industry’s most powerful full-size SUV and first-ever Cadillac V-Series SUV, during the 2022 Las Vegas Auction, June 30 – July 2. This highly anticipated VIN 001 Escalade-V will […]
Michigan’s only Black college reopens with inaugural design class, high hopes

J.CREW GROUP & PENSOLE LEWIS COLLEGE PARTNER ON DESIGN-FOCUSED MASTERCLASS

Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design (PLC) and J.Crew Group announced the launch of PLC x J.Crew, a new design-focused masterclass developed to better diversify J.Crew’s future apparel design talent.
J.CREW GROUP PARTNERS WITH PENSOLE LEWIS COLLEGE ON DESIGN-FOCUSED MASTERCLASS TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE MORE DIVERSE CREATIVE TALENT BASE

The PLC x J.Crew Partnership Serves to Discover and Develop a More Inclusive Talent Pipeline for the Brand and Position J.Crew Group as a Supporter of Diverse Design Students and Future Creatives FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Detroit, MI – June 6, 2022 – Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC) and J.Crew Group today announced […]
Freakonomics Radio: Season 11, Episode 40

Educators and economists tell us all the reasons college enrollment has been dropping, especially for men, and how to stop the bleeding. (Part 4 of “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School.”)
Pensole Lewis College, developed by a Portlander, opens in Detroit

By Demi Lawrence – Staff Reporter, Portland Business Journal May 4, 2022 An HBCU in Detroit, Michigan reopened its doors this week thanks to Portland’s D’Wayne Edwards. Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design is now Michigan’s only historically Black college and the first one in the country to be reinstated.
PLC presents TappedIn

About TappedIn: TappedIn is a space to meet creatives where they are & help them evolve as they go. Hosted by D’Wayne Edwards, founder of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design (PLC) and Sean Williams, co-founder of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder (OSD) , these sessions will feature a panel of professionals within multiple industries. Our […]
Wolverine Worldwide Brands collaborate with Pensole Lewis College on Design-Focused Masterclass

By Chris Burns – Arch USA March 30, 2022 Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design is partnering with Wolverine Worldwide – Merrell, Keds, Saucony, Sperry, & Wolverine – to help people reimagine the great outdoors. In this hands-on class experience, aspiring designers will learn the knowledge and skills they need to excel in the […]