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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Jack Johnson: 1st black heavyweight champ’s family wants pardon

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There's no excuse for not pardoning Jack Johnson

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Lawmakers seek pardon for Jack Johnson (again)

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90 years ago, Jack Johnson sought his own pardon

WASHINGTON (AP) – In a March 25, 1921 letter to Attorney General Harry Daugherty, Johnson said the prosecutor in his trial made “flagrant appeals to passion, race hatred and moral infamies.”…
/ June 28, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Obama can't remain ringside in Jack Johnson pardon fight

OPINION – There would be absolutely no political repercussions, let alone political fall-out to Obama for pardoning Johnson…
/ May 25, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Will Jack Johnson be pardoned on Obama’s watch?

OPINION – Obama is under an intense racial microscope, and any misstep, real, or invented, will bring instant howls as yet another example of racial favoritism…
/ February 23, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why won't Obama pardon Jack Johnson?

OPINION – If and when the pardon comes, it surely will be 100 years too late…
/ December 20, 2010