Star Parker

Why Are Black Americans Still Trusting Democrats?

David E. Smith — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:00:27 +0000

Written by Rev. Ceasar LeFlore

Recently in a CNN interview with journalist Audie Cornish, Jonathan Jackson, son of recently deceased civil rights icon Reverend Jesse L. Jackson and current candidate seeking re-election to congress representing Illinois 1st Congressional District boldly, and with no hesitation said,

“Republican blacks are like out of their minds, they’re insane on so many levels, and I would say that absolutely.”

Really??? Really, Jonathan???

Well, if I could respond directly to Congressman Jackson, I would say to him,

“It is interesting to me that the overwhelming majority of black people have been voting Democratic for over 60 years now and if challenged to honestly declare what this unfounded loyalty to Democrats has done for us, that answer would be a big, fat NOTHING!”

Why Democrats Are Rooting for the Shutdown

David E. Smith — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:02 +0000

Written by Star Parker

One big word worth learning is “schadenfreude.”

Schadenfreude is “pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune.”

Nothing better captures the perverse pleasure that Democrats are deriving from the pain inflicted on our country caused by the government shutdown.

Democrats precipitated this shutdown to force Republicans to back off efforts to turn around our suicidal growth of government spending and debt.

House Republicans passed a continuing resolution ready for the president’s signature to fund the government, but Democrats said no.… Continue Reading

Coddling College Campuses and a Crippled Culture

David E. Smith — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 09:00:29 +0000

Written by Dr. Everett Piper

Summer is over. School has started. Students from coast to coast have returned to their college campuses, and the nation waits with bated breath as to what will happen next.

Will the self-absorbed snowflake insanity persist? Will you continue to hear cries of “you offended me” and “trigger warnings” in the halls of the academy? Will the demands for “safe spaces” continue to trump the study of science? Will the fixation on “micro-aggressions” continue to be more important than teaching morality?… Continue Reading

The Suicidal Equality Act of 2019

David E. Smith — Sat, 11 May 2019 09:00:54 +0000

Written by Star Parker

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has voted out the Equality Act of 2019 (H.R.5). It now heads for a vote on the U.S. House floor with 240 co-sponsors, which means its passage is virtually certain.

The legislation amends all major civil rights law, including the 1964 Civil Rights Act, to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” along with race, sex and religion as classes that are protected from discrimination.

There is so much wrong here it is hard to know where to start.… Continue Reading

SPOLIGHT: Star Parker on The Root of Chicago’s Poverty and Violence

David E. Smith — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:51:28 +0000

Written by David E. Smith

This week on Illinois Family Spotlight we welcome Star Parker, founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), a policy institute based in Washington, D.C. that promotes market-based solutions to fight poverty.

IFI’s own Monte Larrick sat down with Ms. Parker while she was attending a recent summit on violence and poverty with pastors and community leaders in Chicago. Their conversation delves into the root cause of the violence and poverty that is destroying urban communities: breakdown of the family; lack of paternal influence; the perpetual welfare state mentality of big government; excessive taxation and regulation that suppress economic development and growth in black neighborhoods and communities, and much more.… Continue Reading

“The Root of Chicago’s Poverty and Violence” (Illinois Family Spotlight #112)

Benjamin D. Smith — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 07:00:01 +0000

Star Parker, the founder and president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education (CURE), recently attended a summit for Chicago leaders and clergy trying to find solutions for violence and poverty in Chicago. Monte Larrick got the opportunity to converse with her about the solutions to poverty and violence in Chicago proposed by the city’s current leaders, what role should the Christian church play in the solution, is the government part of the problem or the ansr, school choice, the term anti-abortion vs.… Continue Reading