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==Center for Urban Renewal and Education== ==Center for Urban Renewal and Education==

In 1995, Parker founded the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education, and later changed its name to the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE). Located in Washington, D.C., CURE is a politically conservative organization; Parker serves as its president.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
MISSION
Fight poverty and restore dignity through the message of faith, freedom and personal responsibility.

OBJECTIVE
Build awareness that a conservative agenda of traditional values, limited government and free markets is of the greatest marginal benefit to low-income Americans.

METHOD
Work in the media, on Capitol Hill and in poor communities to promote social policy that protects unborn life; and market-based public policy that transitions poor Americans from government dependency to economic independence.


==Activities== ==Activities==

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Star Parker
Born (1956-11-26) November 26, 1956 (age 68)
Moses Lake, Washington
NationalityUnited States
Occupation(s)Political writer and commentator
WebsiteStar Parker's Official Website

Star Parker is an American syndicated columnist, Republican politician, author, and conservative political activist. In 1995, she founded the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), originally the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education. In 2010, she was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for the United States House of Representatives in California's 37th District.


Star Parker is one of the names on the short list mentioned when anyone speaks of national black conservative leaders. Star Parker is the founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, a public policy think tank that promotes market-based solutions to fight poverty.

Before involvement in social activism, Star had seven years of first-hand experience in the grip of welfare dependency. After consulting on federal Welfare Reform in the mid-90s, she founded UrbanCure to bring new ideas to policy discussions on how to transition America's poor from government dependency.

Star has a bachelor's degree in Marketing and International Business from Woodbury University and has received numerous awards and commendations for her work on public policy issues.

She regularly consults with both federal and state legislators on market-based strategies to fight poverty; she has spoken on more than 190 colleges and universities about anti-poverty initiatives; has authored several books; and is a nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate.

Many of national acclaim would agree that Star Parker has established herself as a thoughtful and energetic leader in Washington D.C and her CURE advisory board includes folks of note such as Generals John Ashcroft and Ed Meese; Doctors Ben Carson, Robert P. George, George Gilder, Marvin Olasky and Walter E. Williams.

Center for Urban Renewal and Education

MISSION Fight poverty and restore dignity through the message of faith, freedom and personal responsibility.

OBJECTIVE Build awareness that a conservative agenda of traditional values, limited government and free markets is of the greatest marginal benefit to low-income Americans.

METHOD Work in the media, on Capitol Hill and in poor communities to promote social policy that protects unborn life; and market-based public policy that transitions poor Americans from government dependency to economic independence.

Activities

Parker has been a syndicated columnist with the Creator's News Syndicate. Her column is carried weekly by newspapers across the country and opinion sites such as Townhall. She was a guest on the TV program Politically Incorrect.

Views

Parker supports welfare reform measures, claiming that welfare has become like a government plantation, which creates a situation where those who accept the invitation switch mindsets from "How do I take care of myself?" to "What do I have to do to stay on the plantation?". She believes stable families and strong moral values are the key to ending poverty. She has asserted a moral objection to abortion and claims that rampant abortion has hurt black families. She opposes abortion, divorce, homosexuality, same-sex marriage and birth control.

Congressional campaign

In March 2010, Parker announced her candidacy for Congress in California's 37th District, which encompasses most of Long Beach and Compton, as well as Carson, Signal Hill, and parts of other municipalities. She lost the November 2 general election to Democrat Laura Richardson, earning 22.7 percent of the vote.

Books

  • 1998: Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats: From Welfare Cheat to Conservative Messenger (Pocket Books, ISBN 0-671-53466-1)
  • 2003: Uncle Sam's Plantation: How Big Government Enslaves America's Poor and What We Can Do About It (Thomas Nelson, ISBN 0-7852-6219-9)
  • 2006: White Ghetto: How Middle Class America Reflects Inner City Decay (Thomas Nelson, ISBN 1-59555-027-5)
  • 2014: Blind Conceit: Politics, Policy and Racial Polarization: Moving Forward to Save America (Sumner Books, ISBN 978-1939104137)

References

  1. "More Freedom -- Good for Blacks, Bad for Black Politicians, by Star Parker | Creators Syndicate". creators.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. "Star Parker Archive". Townhall.com. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  3. "Star Parker". Jewish World Review. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. TV.com. "Politically Incorrect episode guide, TV.com". tv.com. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. Star Parker, Uncle Sam's Plantation, Thomas Nelson, November 2003
  6. Star Parker on The View excerpt
  7. "Election 2010: Star Parker Concedes Bitter Congressional Race". Long Beach Post. lbpost.com. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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