by Krystal Franklin

March 13, 2019

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It’s been almost a year since Kim Kardashian West‘s meeting with 45 helped free Alice Marie Johnson from prison (the reality star even wrote the Foreword to Ms. Johnson’s new book) and she isn’t done using her privilege and endless resources just yet.

Meet Matthew Charles, one of the first inmates freed under The First Step Act, a new federal criminal justice reform law. The Tennesee native served 22 years of a 35-year sentence prior to being released.

And after being denied housing, Kardashian-West stepped in yet again, offering to pay five years of Charles’ rent. Read what he said on Facebook after he received the news.

Say what you will about West and her family, but the best way to become an ally is through action, and Kim is helping lead the way.

TELL US: Does this make you look at Kim in a different light?

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Our Favorite Looks From The 2019 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon

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Our Favorite Looks From The 2019 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Luncheon

1. Kofi Siriboe

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2. Sherri Shepherd

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3. Michelle Weaver

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5. Lori Harvey

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7. Chloe X Halle

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8. Eva Marcille

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9. Will Catlett

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10. Trevor Jackson

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11. Logan Browning

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12. Antoinette Robertson

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13. Melissa DeSousa

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15. Elaine Welteroth

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18. Bianca Lawson

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19. Shaun Robinson

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20. Sheryl Lee Ralph

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21. Kandi Burruss

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22. Angela Bassett

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23. Octavia Spencer

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24. Jenifer Lewis

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25. Lorraine Toussaint

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27. June Ambrose

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28. Robin Givens

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29. Kelly Rowland

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30. Regina Hall

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31. Golden Brooks

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32. Angela Rye

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33. Loretta Devine

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34. Amandla Stenberg

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35. Yaya DeCosta

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36. Tina Lifford

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37. Tina Lawson

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38. Marsai Martin

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39. Kiki Layne

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