"Ben Carson has a brilliant mind and is passionate about strengthening communities and families within those communities," Trump said in a statement.
"We have talked at length about my urban renewal agenda and our message of economic revival, very much including our inner cities."
Carson is the first African-American nominated to Trump's team.
Carson had hinted late last month that he was in line for the job of helping turning around America's troubled inner cities.
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