Star Parker

STAR PARKER is President of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), which she founded in 1995. She serves on the US Commission on Civil Rights California Advisory Committee and previously served on the US Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission. In 2017, Parker joined the White House Opportunity Initiative advisory team and has served on the board of directors of the National Religious Broadcasters and the Leadership Institute. Parker is a nationally syndicated columnist and the...See more

STAR PARKER is President of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), which she founded in 1995. She serves on the US Commission on Civil Rights California Advisory Committee and previously served on the US Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission. In 2017, Parker joined the White House Opportunity Initiative advisory team and has served on the board of directors of the National Religious Broadcasters and the Leadership Institute. Parker is a nationally syndicated columnist and the author of several books, including Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It ; White Ghetto: How Middle-Class America Reflects Inner City Decay ; and Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats: From Welfare Cheat to Conservative Messenger. See less