Pimps, Whores and Welfare Brats: From Welfare Cheat to Conservative Messenger

Star Parker holds nothing back in her memoir that explores how she went from a delinquent teenager to a conservative messenger.

She was a delinquent teenager, mixed up with crime and drugs. In the 1970s, Star Parker came to Los Angeles with a dream of dancing on Soul Train—and ended up an unemployed single mom, barely literate, and living on welfare. But life on county aid was far from impoverished—she was able to lounge in her own jacuzzi, party at Venice Beach, bring in extra income with u...