No, he was not white, rather the opposite color, the other end of the spectrum. He was indeed, not a white man, but, as you have gathered, he was, in spite of speculation, a black man.
Yes, Whitney Houston's dad was a white man called John Russell Houston Jr.
Yes John Russell Houston Jr. was Whitney Houston's father.
Whitney Houston's father John Russell Houston Jr, was a military veteran, and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Westfield NJ. He died in 2003.
John Russell Houston, Jr. was of Black heritage. However, Whitney Houston was of mixed-heritage as her g-great grandmother on John Houston's, Jr.'s wife's side, Sarah Elizabeth Collins, was a White woman. Her name was Sarah Burke and she was married to a Black man named David Sanderson, who fought for Black rights in the early 1800's.
John Russell Houston Jr.
Emily "Cissy" Houston and John Russell Houston Jr.
John Russell Houston Jr. died in 2003.
John Russell Houston Jr. was African-American.
Whitney Houston's father, John Russell Houston Jr., was of African-American descent. He was born in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, and was a former Army serviceman and entertainment executive. Whitney Houston herself was an American singer and actress known for her powerful voice and successful music career.
Yes her father, John Russell Houston, Jr., died in 2003.
No. Alana Houston who was Whitney Houston's stepsister, was born to John and Peggy Houston.
Her father was John Russell Houston Jr., and her mother was Emily ("Cissy") Drinkard Houston.