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 pardons an effort to uphold America’s promise of second chances.

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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.

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 ...

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,

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.

FILE - In this August 1922 file photo, Marcus Garvey is shown ... (AP Photo/File) FILE - Virginia House of Delegates speaker, Del. Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, waves to family in the gallery during ...

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 — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced ... Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for ...

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Virginia Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott says faith and family forged his path to redemption— a journey he hopes inspires anyone who has ever made a mistake.