We worked for Dr. Ben Carson. We know Dr. Ben Carson. Canceling him is just not right

We worked for Ben Carson. We know Ben Carson. Letting cancel culture erase a school name honoring him is a rejection of his heroism and the American Dream.

Dr. Carson is the epitome of the American dream. Only in our country could a poor boy from the inner city grow up to be a world-renowned neurosurgeon, presidential candidate, and Cabinet secretary. He personifies the very promise of America. Through hard work, opportunity and faith in something above self, just like Dr. Carson we can achieve anything we set our minds to.   Andrew Hughes is the former chief of staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and executive director of the American Cornerstone Institute.

Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, who recommended keeping the name, said that "history should always be recognized and that there’s an opportunity to make up for the mistakes of the past."  

We, former staff for Dr. Carson at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, write to set the record straight and celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the good doctor, with the hope that more focus is shined on students and less on perceived political slights.