Also pardoned were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.
US President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Congressional leaders had pushed for Mr Biden to pardon Mr Garvey,
It's not clear whether Biden, who leaves office Monday, will pardon people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, a significant Black nationalist, while also pardoning other individuals including a prominent Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights and criminal justice reform.
Abigail Spanberger left the U.S. House for good, she strolled onto the floor of a different political chamber: the Virginia House of Delegates. The three-term congresswoman, now vying to be the state’s next governor,
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, the influential Black nationalist who inspired leaders like Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Biden’s broad act of clemency also included others like Don Scott, the current Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, who transformed a past drug conviction into a catalyst for advocacy in criminal justice reform.
President Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, along with advocates for various causes. He commuted sentences for individuals, including gun violence prevention activist Darryl Chambers.
Leaders of both parties honored 100 Black lawmakers from the Reconstruction era, then turned to modern battles over Confederate heritage.
In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism and self-reliance left an indelible mark on leaders like Malcolm X and movements across the Black diaspora.
In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism
WASHINGTON — In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism and self-reliance left an indelible mark on leaders like Malcolm X and movements across the Black diaspora.