Anybody in American can be successful, provided they work hard, according to Dr. Ben Carson. “Recognize that the American Dream is alive and well,” Carson, who founded the American Cornerstone Institute after serving in the Cabinet during the Trump administration, said on EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program. Carson, who grew up poor in Detroit, said he acknowledges the wealth gap that exists between blacks and whites but noted that when you zero in on Ghanaians and Nigerians that come to this country, the wealth gap vanishes. “Now, if you know families from those places, what you know is that there’s a tremendous emphasis on family and education. And they’ve eliminated the wealth gap. So I wonder if perhaps, there is something that we should glean from that,” he said. “Recognize that the American Dream is alive and well. But you’re not entitled to it. You have to work for it. And that …
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