THE AUDACITY: Multi-Millionaire Driver Claims Shining Shoes Made Him Rich

The Fortune (Race & Business) reports:
Because structural inequality and generational wealth gaps apparently do not exist, corporate media wants you to believe a race car driver built a fortune by polishing oxfords. Welcome to another round of tone-deaf millionaire lectures serving classic respectability politics to struggling workers.
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson tells Fortune how small habits, support from his parents, and work-life balance have shaped his career.
If only millions of Black workers knew seven-figure wealth was just a shoe shine away. We guess systemic racism is no match for polished loafers.
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