I don'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 "named the

I don'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 "named the Emerging Business Leader of the Year by the Greater Austin Black Chamber two years back." This is after he talks about growing up poor and his experiences in college. The picture of his wrist could easily be someone who is of a different race/ethnicity, e.g. South Asian.