On January 19, 2025, former president Joe Biden pardoned Kemba Smith Pradia who was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent drug ...

In a final round of clemency, Biden approves the pardons of activists Marcus Garvey, Kemba Smith Pradia, and more before he leaves office.

"This incredible act of grace reaffirms the belief that our past does not define our future," Smith said on Instagram.

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 ...

On his final full day in office, on Sunday, January 19, President Biden announced that he leveraged his clemency power to pardon Kemba Smith Pradia, who was previously convicted and sentenced to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, and pardons activists Ravi Ragbir and Kemba Smith Pradia.

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

On Sunday, Jan. 19, Biden announced that he used his clemency power to pardon Richmond native and criminal justice advocate Kemba Smith Pradia, who was previously convicted of a non-violent drug ...

Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, and pardons activists Ravi Ragbir and Kemba Smith Pradia.

Biden also pardoned immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir and criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith Pradia. Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey. Supporters long ...