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.
“We intend on reigniting Marcus Garvey’s vision,” says Justin Moore, one of the attorneys who met with Joe Biden on Garvey’s behalf to push for the pardon and who is on the Board of ...
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican civil rights activist, the founding father of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and an owner of the Black Star Line shipping company.
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...
On the last day of his presidency, Joe Biden pardoned the controversial black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), among a handful of other last-minute pardons. The Garvey pardon had long ...
Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...
So for as long as Marcus Garvey’s teaching and philosophy is relevant, the people of culture and music have to somehow keep recording it.” Biden’s decision to pardon Garvey aligns with a ...
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey ... Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey's ...