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via thegrio:
Shaquille O’Neal’s got the ball in his court, and he plans on helping Papa John’s rebound by opening a number of restaurants on Historically Black College & Universities campuses across the country.
The four-time NBA champion joined the Papa John’s Board of Directors earlier this year and invested in nine Papa John’s restaurants in Atlanta, after the John Schnatter left the company amid controversy.
O’Neal secured $8.5 million in cash and stock options in the deal. The pizza franchise is trying to make a comeback, and O’Neal is leading the effort along with Miles College, in Fairfield, Alabama, with plans to bring Papa John’s to HBCUs
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