President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
President Joe Biden announced a series of clemency actions on Sunday, pardoning five individuals and commuting the sentences of two others, calling these
President Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott — who was convicted of a nonviolent drug offense in 1994 — and posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey — who was ...
The president’s pardon of Garvey, a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, is another reflection of his presidency’s ties to the Black community.
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights,
On his final full day in office, President Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott — who was convicted of a nonviolent drug offense in 1994 — and posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey — who was convicted of mail fraud in the ...
Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey’s conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey ... them back up. Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, waves ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced ... Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates ...
Shomari Davis, 30, went viral on Tiktok for his positive reaction to the news. “Biden just pardoned Marcus Garvey, bro! On his last day of office,” he said. “Like how much more OG can you be?
MEMBER of Parliament for St Andrew South Western, Dr Angela Brown Burke is calling for an expansion of Marcus Garvey’s teachings beyond the school curriculum, in order to preserve the legacy of ...
As one of his last acts in office, President Joe Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and generations of civil rights leaders.