Kim Kardashian Got Into Social Justice Because She’s “Raising Four Black Kids”
Kim Kardashian has come a long way since she first stepped onto the scene with Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007. Back then, fans were amused by the beauty and socialite who only seemed to care about fame and money. Things have changed drastically since then.
Though Kardashian still cares about making the big bucks, she’s turned into a full-fledged businesswoman wither her Skims and KKW Beauty brands. However, the most transformative thing about the beauty mogul is something we never saw coming.
In 2019, Kardashian announced — seemingly out of nowhere that she was studying for the California Bar Exam in 2022 so that she could become a licensed attorney. She had already been working behind the scenes, advocating for the release of a slew of wrongfully incarcerated people. Now, in her new documentary, Kim Kardashian: The Justice Project — the reality starlet is getting candid about why criminal justice reform is so important to her.
Going into law has always been Kim Kardashian’s dream
Law is in Kardashian’s blood. Her late father, Robert Kardashian Sr. was a renowned criminal attorney and she was always inspired by him, but too afraid to follow her dreams. “There is a misconception that I don’t actually have to study and that I’ve bought my way into getting a law degree–that’s absolutely not true… Being underestimated and over-delivering is my vibe,” she revealed.
She also acknowledges that studying for the bar has been a major sacrifice when it comes to spending quality time with her family. “My weekends are spent away from my kids while I read and study,” she explained on Instagram. “I work all day, put my kids to bed and spend my nights studying. There are times I feel overwhelmed and when I feel like I can’t do it but I get the pep talks I need from the people around me supporting me. I changed my number last year and disconnected from everyone because I have made this strict commitment to follow a dream of mine – It’s never too late to follow your dreams.”
Inside the ‘Kim Kardashian: The Justice Project’
We first learned about Kardashian’s interest in criminal justice in 2018 when she personally lobbied President Donald Trump for the release of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman serving a life sentence for a first time nonviolent drug offense. Johnson was granted clemency.
Now with her new Oxygen documentary, Kim Kardashian: The Justice Project — Kardashian is giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at her work. According to the press release, the film will follow the KUWTK star’s efforts to “secure freedom for Americans who she believes have been wronged by the justice system.” It also promises “exclusive, never before seen look inside her mission to tackle one of America’s most controversial subjects.”
Kim Kardashian got into social justice because of her children
Kardashian’s four children, North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm that she shares with her husband, Kanye West inspired her social justice and prison reform work.
“I’m raising four black kids in this society and our system is so discriminatory against black and brown people. I want to do as much as I can to make their lives easier…I never knew much about the system until I started to dig in,” Kardashian told CR Fashion Book. “And once I learned and saw how many things were wrong, I really couldn’t stop.”
She also realizes that some people are skeptical of her newfound career choices, but she doesn’t care. “My evolution on this is probably some combination of growing up, getting married, having kids, and my life being so different than what it was when I was starting out,” she explained. “Now, I feel like I have a duty to myself and to my children more than the public and I want to be a good role model for my kids.”
