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Papa John's Founder Donates $1 Million To Historically Black Kentucky College After Resigning For Using N-Word
Sacramento Will Pay
Stephon Clark’s Children
$2.4 Million In Wrongful
Death Settlement
It’s been a little over a year since Papa John’s founder John Schnatter was slammed for using the N-word during a conference call.
Now, one historically black college is asking people to focus on Schnatter’s actions and not his words, reports the Associated Press.
On Wednesday (September 4), the founder and former chairman of the Louisville- based pizza chain announced the $1 million donation at Sim- mons College of Kentucky, the only private historically black college in the state, reports WLKY-TV.
The 57-year-old was CEO of Papa John’s until he stepped down in 2017. But it was a 2018 conference call that marred the restaurant’s image
-- and sales -- fell dramatically, and it has struggled to regain its public image since.
In March, Shaquille O’Neal became the company’s first African-American board member and bought a stake in nine Atlanta Papa John's fran- chises and one in Los Angeles. Shaq is set to become the company’s brand ambassador.
The 57-year-old was CEO of Papa John’s until he stepped down in 2017. But it was a 2018 conference call that marred the restaurant’s image after Schnatter used the N- word while blaming disap- pointing sales on the NFL player protests, reports AP.
The company’s share price -- and sales -- fell dramatically, and it has struggled to regain its public image since.
A Sacramento County sheriff’s helicopter led officers to Stephon Clark, after they were responding to a call about a person breaking car windows and was currently hiding in a backyard.
The shooting sparked na- tionwide outrage after county authorities declined to file charges against the two offi- cers who shot Clark. The cops fired 20 rounds at Clark after they assumed he had a gun. He only had a cellphone. He was shot seven times, with six of them striking him in the back.
The wrongful death law- suit, filed in January, claims the officers racially profiled Clark and used excessive force.
Clark's sons, 2 and 5, will be able to access their tax-free money when they are be- tween 22 and 25. After taxes and deductions, Clark’s chil- dren will receive a net settle-
STEPHON CLARK
ment of $893,112.94 each. About a quarter of the set- tlement, $600,000, will be payable to Clark family’s at- torneys, including the firm of civil rights lawyer Benjamin
Crump.
The proposed settlement is not final, as it requires a judge to issue a final order approv- ing the settlement.
A conference in the case is scheduled for the beginning of October.
JOHN SCHNATTER
after Schnatter used the N-
word while blaming disap- pointing sales on the NFL player protests, reports AP.
The company’s share price
After Public Outcry, PayPal Suspends Account Used To Raise Money For Ku Klux Klan
KKK
to give “a donation blessing for the cause.” Now, the page has a message that notes it’s “cur- rently unable to receive money.”
PayPal told BBC News that, “We do not allow PayPal serv- ices to be used to promote hate, violence, or other forms of in- tolerance that are discrimina- tory.” Beyond this, though, PayPal says it doesn’t comment on individual accounts. PayPal states on its website that items with “Ku Klux Klan symbols” are prohibited.
Impacted By Hurricane Dorian
Giving Back: HBCU Hampton University
Offers Free Tuition To Students
Ever wonder if what you do on the internet matters? Inter- net activism can get a bad rep- utation, but in one recent example, it’s definitely doing some good. In this case, as first reported by BBC News, PayPal has suspended an account used to raise donation funds for the Ku Klux Klan after activists flagged it. It took about six days, however, before PayPal suspended the account.
The Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan had a dona- tion page that said it was meant
Thankfully, there has been a global outpouring of support for the islands of the Bahamas, which were severely impacted by Hurricane Dorian earlier last week.
One historically black col- lege—Hampton University— stepped up to the plate to help survivors of the storm, offering students the opportunity to continue their higher educa- tion on its campus this fall— free of charge.
The Virginia-based school, which ranks among the top three historically black col- leges and universities for largest endowment (behind Washington D. C.’s Howard University and Atlanta’s Spel- man College), has formed a pact with the University of the Bahamas-North to allow stu- dents affected by Hurricane Dorian to attend classes at Hampton for the Fall 2019 se- mester and receive room and board for one semester for
A Bahama’s Army officer speaks with people evacuated prior to boarding a ferry to Nassau at the Port in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.
free.
The students will have the
option to stay at Hampton once the semester is over at regular rates for tuition and fees.
“I think this agreement is something that can be helpful to a great number of students
and families and is part of something I’ve tried to do my entire career —helping people to achieve and meet their goals Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey said in announcing this ground- breaking and heartfelt human- itarian effort.
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