He once reimagined sneakers; now he’s reimagining schooling.
As back-to-school season continues, Dr. D’Wayne Edwards, the visionary HBCU President who went from drawing Jordans in Inglewood to designing for Biggie, Nas, and Nike, is now making waves in a whole new lane and telling BOSSIP all about it.
The legendary footwear designer turned education disruptor is stepping beyond the classroom and straight into the cloud with eHBCU, the first-ever digital platform bringing historically Black colleges and culture into the future. tech-savvy movement aimed at uniting Black brilliance, shattering barriers, and making the rich legacy of HBCUs clickable, customizable, and culturally rooted.
“It’s about access. It’s about equity. And it’s about evolving how we reach our people,” Edwards told BO