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b"About Star Parker\\n\\nStar Parker is the founder and president of CURE, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, a 501(c)(3) non-profit think tank which promotes market based public policy to fight poverty.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nBefore involvement in social activism, Star Parker had seven years of first-hand experience in the grip of welfare dependency. Now, as a social policy consultant, Star is bringing new energy to policy discussions on how to transition America's poor from government dependency.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nShe is a sought after expert on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC and for national radio, television, and print interviews, nationwide.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nStar has a BS degree in Marketing and Business from Woodbury University and has received numerous awards and commendations for her work on public policy issues. She consults with Republican legislators on numerous urban issues, has lectured on anti-poverty initiatives at more than 180 colleges and universities and serves on the advisory boards for several national organizations.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nStar Parker's personal transformation from welfare dependent to conservative crusader has been chronicled by ABC's\\xa020/20;\\xa0Rush Limbaugh;\\xa0Readers Digest;\\xa0James Dobson;\\xa0The 700 Club;\\xa0Dr. George Grant;\\xa0Christianity Today;\\xa0James Robison;\\xa0Newsmax,\\xa0Charisma, and\\xa0World Magazine.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nOther major accomplishments include speaking at the 1996 Republican National Convention, and hosting a documentary on poverty with the BBC in London.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nShe has debated\\xa0Jesse Jackson\\xa0on various headline issues."