Detroit considers new name for Ben Carson high school

DETROIT (AP) — A black conservative group is criticizing the Detroit Board of Education for its decision to consider renaming a school named after Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson.
The Detroit Free Press reports that the board voted 6-1 last week to seek a new name for the Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine.
A black conservative group, Project 21, said in a news release Friday the decision was a “purely political act” that &ldquo