What Is the CURE for America?

by Star Parker

Overview

Star Parker's deeply personal devotion to healing America and empowering disadvantaged communities was inspired by her experiences with government, from disempowering reliance on social programs to Washington activism geared toward extending economic opportunity and the chance to succeed to all. This book is a collection of Star's columns on economics, culture, politics and race. She explains why freedom and personal responsibility must always go hand in hand, and why private ownership and opportunity—not more government programs—create the surest paths to success for all who seek their American dream. In this collection of columns spanning four years (2019-2023), Parker offers a frank look at what's really ailing this country—and what we can do to cure it.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940160924779
Publisher:	Creators Publishing
Publication date:	06/27/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	984 KB

About the Author

Star Parker is a leading figure in America's black conservative movement. She is a nationally syndicated columnist, an author and a regular commentator on national television, radio and social media platforms. Currently, Star is host of a weekly national news talk show called “Cure America with Star Parker.” Prior to her involvement in social and political activism, Star spent seven years in the grip of welfare dependency before a Christian conversion changed her life. She started a business in Los Angeles, began her activism and began consulting with federal and state legislators on market-based strategies to fight poverty, including federal welfare reforms that passed in the mid-1990s. She founded CURE in 1995 to bring new ideas to policy discussions on how to transition America’s poor from government dependency to self-sufficiency. In 2020, Star was appointed by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights California Advisory Committee. She was appointed in 2018 by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the U.S. Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commission. In 2017, Star joined the White House Opportunity Initiative advisory team to share ideas on how to best fix our nation’s most distressed communities.
Star holds 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. In 2016, CPAC honored her as the “Ronald Reagan Foot Soldier of the Year.” In 2017, Star was the recipient of the Groundswell Impact award, and in 2018, Bott Radio Network presented Star with its annual Queen Esther award.
Serving on the National Religious Broadcasters Board of Directors and their Executive Committee and the Board of Directors at the Leadership Institute, Star is active in helping other organizations that impact the culture, particularly for younger generations.