WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday afternoon that he will consider a posthumous pardon for boxer Jack Johnson after a call from actor Sylvester Stallone, who according to Trump explained the fighter’s “complex and controversial” life. Article Continued BelowA 1,000-page education bill in 2015 included a provision requesting a pardon for Johnson. John Arthur “Jack” Johnson, nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” in the ring, was born in 1878 southeast of Houston. By 1903, he became the unofficial “Negro heavyweight champion.” World heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries refused to fight him and instead retired. Her mother was so disgusted with the relationship, she claimed that Cameron had been kidnapped, but Cameron refused to co-operate with investigators.

Source: thestar April 22, 2018 01:52 UTC