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Dr. Julius Garvey, the youngest son of the late black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey, holds an Aug. 17 press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Dr. Garvey and other social activists are calling on President Obama to issue a posthumous pardon to Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in 1923 based on what some call a racially motivated investigation orchestrated by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. Photo by Julia Porterfield / The Washington Times

Activists ask Obama for posthumous pardon of black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey

By Julia Porterfield - The Washington Times

A woman looks at a no trespassing sign and an eviction notice dated May 6, 2014 on the door of Marcus Book Stores on Fillmore Street in San Francisco on Thursday, May 8, 2014. One of the oldest black-owned bookstores in the nation, it has been evicted from its longtime home in the historic neighborhood. The co-owners of Marcus Book Stores in the city's Fillmore District said in an open letter May 2014 that the property owner changed the locks to the door after they fell behind on rent payments. The store has been shuttered since Tuesday. (AP Photo/San Francisco Examiner, Mike Koozmin)

Longtime California black-owned bookstore closes

By TERRY COLLINS - Associated Press