In 2015, she was recognized as a top ten CNN hero and recognized in numerous news sources, including Steve Harvey. Since starting 20 years ago, Carter has had hundreds of stories written across several media, starting with the Precinct Reporter, about her efforts through her nonprofit. “ exposing my true story and getting it out the way so I can move through this world without shame or regret, or having to look back,” she said. As the upcoming film circulates to greater audiences nationally, and likely internationally, the hope is that women everywhere can see how their vulnerable moments do not define them.Ĭarter views her own past experiences through addiction and prison of her early years as a journey to help reach women today in a more authentic way. Women who come through Time for Change doors are overcoming trauma on top of trauma in a process toward independence. The segment was written by Catherine Hardwicke, recognized for directing the blockbusters Twilight and Thirteen. In it, Carter’s journey and early life’s battles as Pepcy in many ways resemble the women she serves today. Henson, who will direct Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson portraying ‘Pepcy & Kim,’ in one segment of the anthology. We’re just being used as a vessel for the greater good.”Īn Iervolino Entertainment project, ‘Tell It Like a Woman,’ features Academy Award winner Taraji P. “It’s one more tool God is using to help women. “I’m only getting a blessing because I’m being a blessing,” said Carter, founder of Time for Change Foundation. She believes the film serves a higher calling.
Their fight starts with fair access to healthcare, affordable housing, and extricating or keeping their children from the trap of the foster system, often tied to racism, poverty and oppression. Henson and Jennifer Hudson will help raise awareness of what many women face daily, and empower them to move beyond their past.
It’s where they rebuild their future that counts.įor women’s activist Kim Carter, an upcoming film featuring class acts Taraji P.
Behind the glitz of all that Hollywood brings to the big screen are women caught in the grip of a whole spectrum of homelessness, addiction and incarceration, but that’s not where their stories end.
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