Steve Stockman joins lawmakers seeking presidential pardon for boxing champ (and Galveston native) Jack Johnson

A bipartisan group of lawmakers including Texas Rep. Steve Stockman have joined together in a renewed effort for the pardoning of the first black heavyweight champion of professional boxing, Jack Johnson. Sens. Harry Reid, D-Nev., John McCain, R-Ariz., William “Mo” Cowan, D-Mass., and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., reintroduced legislation on Tuesday, urging President Obama to pardon the  Read More