CURE America Podcast

In this episode of Power, Poverty & Politics, Star Parker explores the statistical truths on poverty, income, and how black households fair in modern America and our economy. While the narrative is often that most black families are in poverty, the percentage of high-income black households now exceeds the percentage of low-income black families.

Since the new wave of race consciousness that has been sweeping our country, precipitated by the graphic video of the killing of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin, something very strange has happened. Somehow, what is perceived as a problem has become widely understood to be the solution. And it is endangering our country.

Ninety percent of the nation’s K-12 students attend public schools. Over the last year, as parents became more aware of what was being taught to their children, a new movement has been awakened and parents are not only challenging what is being taught to their children but are looking for policy solutions that would allow money to follow children to the school’s parents want. Is it time for educational choice?