Among those who testified were Garvey’s sons. Then-Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-New York) testified: “Mr. Hoover, in his role as director of investigations on ‘Negro Activities,’ became ...

Garvey began her local political career in the 1990s by winning a seat on the Arlington School Board. In 2012, she emerged the victor in a County Board special election to succeed Barbara Favola ...

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. By Erica L. Green President Biden ...

Garvey returned to Jamaica hoping to start an industrial education school and established U.N.I.A. as the management arm. He wrote to Booker T. Washington and was invited to visit Tuskegee to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." 1887–1940 Marcus Garvey was granted a posthumous pardon by former President Joe Biden on his last full ...

Former President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence in 1927. "Notably, Mr. Garvey created the Black Star Line, the first Black-owned shipping line and method of international travel ...

Mr. Garvey, who died in 1940, was a civil rights leader who was convicted of mail fraud in 1923 and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, a sentence that was commuted by President Calvin ...

“Although granting Mr Garvey’s clemency will help remove the shadow of an unjust conviction and further the Biden administration’s promise to advance racial justice, Mr Garvey’s ...

The effort was led by Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke, D-NY. “Exonerating Mr. Garvey would honor his work for the Black community, remove the shadow of an unjust conviction, and further this ...

Houston ISD has reduced the number of substitute teachers by more than 10% as the district takes a "proactive approach" to analyze substitute teacher requests and hiring for campuses. The district ...

Congressional leaders had pushed for Mr Biden to pardon Mr Garvey, with supporters arguing his conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who ...