“I was so moved after seeing #JustMercy, that Kanye and I want to make sure you have the chance to see it too,” Kardashian West — who is currentlystudying for the bar examin order to become a lawyer — wrote on her Instagram Story.
The acclaimed movie followsthe real-life story of lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who has worked tirelessly toward freeing wrongfully convicted inmates. Jordan, who helped produce the film, stars as Stevenson, while Foxx plays wrongfully convicted Alabama woodcutter Walter McMillian, who was sentenced to death in 1988 for the murder of an 18-year-old white woman.
The film is based on Stevenson’s 2014 memoirJust Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.
“It’s easy to ignore statistics; it’s harder when you put a human face to it,” he said. “I hope that giving more context to something that’s been happening for such a long time and understanding that it’s still happening will give people a sense of appreciation for the freedom that we have, but also motivate them to demand answers for the injustices that are continually happening today.”
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Kardashian West has madecriminal justice reform her main focusas she undergoes a four-year apprenticeship with a law firm with the hopes of taking the bar in 2022.
The reality star has made severaltrips to the White House, working with the president to expand prison reform initiatives. The star has also partnered with CNN commentator Van Jones and attorney Jessica Jackson, co-founders of #cut50, a national bipartisan advocacy group on criminal justice reform.
As part of her work with the group, the KKW beauty mogul has been visiting prisons, petitioning governors andattending meetings at the White House. In 2018, the reality star successfully petitioned the president to commute the life sentence ofAlice Marie Johnson, a nonviolent drug offender.
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source: people.com
