founder of JEMS by PENSOLE and Detroit-based Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, the only design-focused Historically Black College & University in the country. "His invention of the ...

SOMERSWORTH — Named in honor of a Black trailblazer in the shoemaking industry, the JEMS by Pensole footwear factory has officially opened for business in the Hilltop City. JEMS by Pensole is a ...

Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, president of Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design and Bill Jordan, president of Designer Brands Inc (NYSE: DBI) officially open the new JEMS by PENSOLE shoe factory in ...

This inaugural shoe will kick off the JEMS by PENSOLE brand and will also be the first item released by one of America’s first-ever Black-owned footwear factories. The new manufacturing studio ...

“JEMS by PENSOLE’s opening marks a major achievement in improving representation by people of color in the footwear and design industries,” said Bill Jordan, President of Designer Brands.

Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design has joined Designer Brands Inc., owner of DSW stores, to open JEMS by PENSOLE — one of the first Black-owned U.S. footwear factories — according to ...