Wrongful Conviction Day was created by the Innocence Network, a group of organizations that provide pro bono legal and investigative services. Archie Williams, pictured above at America's Got Talent, spent 37 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. How did that happen? As Archie said, "I knew I was innocent, I didn’t commit a crime, but being a poor Black kid, I didn’t have the economic ability to fight the state of Louisiana.”

On this day in 1963, approximately 250,000 people gathered in Washington D.C. for the March on Washington. From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, they were introduced to a fiery young activist from Alabama named John Lewis and witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. Our Civil Rights heroes' relentless pursuit of freedom and equality paved the way for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But now, our right to vote is once again under threat.

Today is April 4th, the Day for Mine Assistance and Awareness. I learned about landmines because of Princess Diana's iconic 1997 HALO Trust trip to Angola. Mine clearance organizations have worked tirelessly, but Landmine Free 2025 states that "more than 60 million people live in fear of being injured or killed by landmines." On top of that startling statistic, the U.S. government, a champion for landmine clearance since 1993, unfortunately changed their landmine policy in 2020.