President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."

President Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey Jr., a civil rights leader and advocate for Black nationalism, correcting historical injustices.

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.

On his final day in office, President Joe Biden pardoned several individuals, including a long-awaited posthumous pardon to Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-African movement Marcus Garvey. Garvey was influential to people such as Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders.

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, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.

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

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.

WASHINGTON — 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 pardoned were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.

The president’s pardon of Garvey, a seminal figure of the civil rights movement, is another reflection of his presidency’s ties to the Black community.

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