Michelle West waited 32 years. Convicted in 1994 of nonviolent drug offenses, she was ordered to federal prison for two life sentences, plus an additional 50 years. On Sunday, former President Joe ...

President Biden’s legacy may get a boost, at least from activists and Black Nationalists, with his latest round of pardons and commutations.

President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil ...

Kemba Smith Pradia was convicted of a non-violent drug offense in 1994, despite never selling or using drugs. She was ...

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On his last full day in office on Sunday, President Biden issued five pardons, including one for political activist and black ...

On his last full day in the White House President Joe Biden pardoned Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, who ...

President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil ...

Joe Biden made history in criminal justice reform, granting five pardons, including a posthumous one for civil rights icon Marcus Garvey.

It's not clear whether Biden, who leaves office Monday, will pardon people who have been criticized or threatened by ...

Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that ...