Smith was charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine because she was involved in an abusive relationship with a drug ...

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

Kemba Smith Pradia waited 24 years. She had been out of federal prison since 2000, after former President Bill Clinton commuted her 294-month sentence. But it took another 24 years, until Biden ...