Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team and its sponsors have a primary goal: Diversity

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bubba Wallace is shown exercising alone in a dimly lit gym. The camera cuts to a small, static screen in the corner as a news reporter’s voice is heard saying: “Bubba Wallace asks for a ban on Confederate flags at NASCAR events.” Wallace grinds through his workout, heaving and sweating as he crunches his body weight in what seems like a symbolic representation of his burden as the only Black driver competing full-time in NASCAR’s top series. Voices continue broadcasting headlines involving Wallace from this year, including references to a tweet issued by President Donald Trum…

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