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Star Parker
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Parker in 2008
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Larstella Irby
October 23, 1955 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
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Star Parker, born on October 23, 1955, is an American writer, speaker, and political activist. She writes articles for many newspapers and often appears on TV. She is known for her conservative views and for founding an organization called the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). In 2010, she ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican candidate.
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About Star Parker
Star Parker was born in Seattle, Washington. She grew up in a home where religion was not a big part of daily life. As she got older, she became very interested in conservative ideas about society and politics. This led her to start her own organization, CURE, in 1995. After leaving her job at a radio station, she began working full-time on CURE.
Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE)
In 1995, Star Parker started an organization called the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education. Later, its name was changed to the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, or CURE. This group is based in Washington, D.C. CURE is a "think tank," which means it studies problems and suggests solutions, especially for cities. Star Parker is the president of CURE.
What Star Parker Does
Star Parker writes articles that are published in newspapers across the country. She also shares her opinions on websites like Townhall. You might see her on TV shows on networks like Newsmax, EWTN, and FOX News, where she talks about current events.
She has received several awards for her work. In 2016, she was honored as the "Ronald Reagan Foot Soldier of the Year" by the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). In 2017, she received the Groundswell Impact award, and in 2018, the Bott Radio Network gave her the Queen Esther award.
In 2017, Star Parker joined an advisory team for the White House Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives. Here, she shared her ideas on how to help communities that are facing challenges. She also spoke to a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives about a bill called the Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017.
In 2018, she was chosen by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to be part of the U.S. Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission. Two years later, in 2020, President Donald Trump appointed her to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights California Advisory Committee.
Star Parker also hosts her own weekly TV show called CURE America with Star Parker. On this show, she interviews important people in politics and policy, like Senator Tim Scott and economist Grover Norquist.
Star Parker's Ideas
Star Parker believes that government welfare programs can sometimes make people too dependent. She thinks that strong families and good moral values are the most important things for helping people escape poverty.
Running for Congress
In March 2010, Star Parker announced she would run for Congress in California's 37th District. This area includes cities like Long Beach and Compton. In the election held on November 2, she ran against Democrat Laura Richardson. Star Parker received 22.7 percent of the votes and did not win the election.
Books by Star Parker
- 2003: Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It
- 2006: White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay
- 2014: Blind Conceit: Politics, Policy and Racial Polarization: Moving Forward to Save America
- 2019: Necessary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This Is Good News for America
See also
- Black conservatism in the United States
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