Ben Carson: Black Lives Matter Anger Is Hitting the 'Wrong Target'

Ben Carson, a former neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, put out a declaration to the Black Lives Matter movement, pointing out that its anger is directed at the "wrong targets."

In order to end racial injustices, the team needs to redefine its priorities, he said in an article he wrote for USA Today.

Last month, a group of Black Lives Matter activists had interrupted Bernie Sanders: "The idea that disrupting and protesting Bernie Sanders speeches will change what is wrong in America is lunacy. The 'Black Lives Matter' movement is focused on the wrong targets, to the detriment of blacks who would like to see real change," he wrote.

Even though their anger is justified, their targets are misdirected, according to CNN.

"Unjust treatment from police did not fill our inner cities with people who face growing hopelessness," he said.

What, alternatively the movement needs to argue about is the system: school boards, the entertainment industry, city halls, crack houses, as well as both the Democratic and Republican parties in Washington, according to The Blaze.

For instance, the education system is "held hostage" by teacher unions who seem to be interested in only earning money, rather than in educating the youth. While "bullets may kill one or two children at a time, a lack of education can kill an entire generation," he feels.

"There are many things to be angry about when you are consumed by hopelessness. Bernie Sanders isn't one of them," Carson concluded.

Most of the language used by the Black Lives Matter movement is violent and unjustified, he feels.