I don&#x27;t disagree that he mentions race quite a bit in the article but the first reference to him being black in the text is when he says that he was &quot;named the Emerging Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Austin Black Chamber two years back.&quot; This is after he talks about growing up poor and his experiences in college.<p>The picture of his wrist could easily be someone who is of a different race&#x2F;ethnicity, e.g. South Asian.