The inaugural Marcus Garvey Symposium was held in Baltimore, featuring a keynote address by Steven Golding, president of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL) Jamaica, and a special screening of the film “Mosiah,” the first-ever feature film produced about the life of Marcus Garvey.
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Marcus Garvey pardon brings long-awaited joy to supporters
President Joe Biden has granted a posthumous pardon to Marcus Garvey, a Black nationalist and activist, after decades of efforts by his family and supporters to clear his name of a phony mail fraud charge.
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Biden pardons Marcus Garvey, others in one of his final acts of presidency
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey Jr., a key figure in the civil rights movement, for his advocacy of Black nationalism and self-reliance, marking a powerful affirmation of his enduring legacy.
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Marcus Garvey’s son optimistic Biden will not forget his father as he grants pardons
President Joe Biden has set a record for the most sentences commuted by a U.S. president in a single day, while Dr. Julius Garvey continues to advocate for a posthumous pardon of his father, Marcus Garvey, who was wrongfully convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
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In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?
By Luis Andres Henao, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a […]