Joe Biden pardons five people, including late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the sentences of two.
Biden pardons late Black activist Marcus Garvey, 4 others
President Biden pardoned political activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey and four others on Sunday on his last day in office.
Biden pardons five people including late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned five people on Sunday, including the late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, and commuted the sentences of two, the White House said in a statement.
Biden Pardons Five More, Including the Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey
Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.
Biden pardons Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."
Biden pardons revolutionary Marcus Garvey on last full day in office
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.
Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, Don Scott and 3 others in final full day action
Among those being pardoned was Marcus Mosiah Garvey, who was granted clemency posthumously. Garvey was a Black nationalist who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s, and his se
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey
Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey's conviction was politically motivated.
Virginia House Speaker Don Scott receives pardon from President Biden
Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.
White House reveals Biden's final list of clemency for nearly 2,5000 people, setting new presidential record
President Biden's final list of commutations was released Friday afternoon, laying out the names and registration numbers of ...
Biden is expected to issue more pardons before leaving office on Monday
The timing of the clemency actions, should Biden decide to grant them, is likely to be during his final hours in office and ...
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons: Here’s what to know about potential clemencies
President-elect Trump is expected to make good on his promises to pardon at least some Jan. 6 rioters on Monday once he ...
Biden sets presidential pardons, commutations record as he commutes almost 2,500 more sentences
President Biden says he's commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives ...
Former Jan. 6 committee chair Bennie Thompson says he'd accept White House pardon
Rep. Bennie Thompson told CBS News, "When I hear someone about to be sworn into the presidency of the United States say he ...
Joe Biden pardons nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses
Joe Biden made history by giving “more individual pardons and commutations” than any other U.S. president. As confirmed in a ...
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Biden pardons Virginia Speaker of the House Don Scott
On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who served nearly eight years in prison on a drug-related offense.