I'm sure no matter what the topic whether chemistry, physics, calculus, English or what ever Ben Carson can spank his critics here. He is a target because he is black and Republican. If he was Black and a liberal he would be a hero to his critics. His inexperience in politics often leave him saying things off the cuff that have come back to bite him. Yes, he isn't a slick politician.
Back on the topic Black male youths with no fathers as role models look to thug rappers and athletes as something they think they can aspire to. If the black community had more fathers in the picture as role models going to work and taking care of the family it would have more influence on their sons than popular culture. Very few escaped poverty the way Ben Carson did. His own mother couldn't read. She worked long hours and made sure above all else that her children valued education and they valued God. They are all very successful.