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Papa John’s Founder Gives $1M to Historically Black College

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Sep 09, 2019
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Ousted Papa John’s founder John Schnatter is donating $1 million to Simmons College of Kentucky, the only private historically Black college or university in the state.

Simmons College of Kentucky’s president, Dr. Kevin Cosby, announced the donation during a press event on September 4. The donation comes just over a year after the pizza chain’s former CE…

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