Biden Pardons Marcus Garvey, 4 Others in Final Full Day of Presidency

President Joe Biden, on Jan. 19, posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, a black nationalist who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s and was famous for influencing Malcolm X. “Today, I am exercising my clemency power to pardon five individuals and commute the sentences of two individuals who have demonstrated remorse, rehabilitation, and redemption,” Biden said in a statement. “These clemency recipients have each made significant contributions to improving their communities.” The president also pardoned criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith Pradia, immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir, Democratic speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott, and gun violence prevention advocate Darryl Chambers....