01/19/2025
United States President Joe Biden has issued a posthumous pardon for Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, nearly 102 years after his 1923 conviction for mail fraud—a case long criticised for its racial and political overtones. The decision from the outgoing Democratic leader follows sustained advocacy from several US lawmakers legislators, including Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke, who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus.
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