Bubba Wallace's family relives cousin's death 'when a black man is killed unnecessarily'

Bubba Wallace has been at forefront of NASCAR's support to Black Lives Matter movement that is raging across globe. 26-year-old is only black driver in NASCAR circuit and was subjected to racist abuse after a ose was found in his team gar in Tallega on Sunday. NASCAR star's activism transcends racing, with Bubba Wallace cousin killed by police in 2003. 

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Bubba Wallace family: Bubba Wallace cousin killed by police in 2003

Speaking to CBS News, Bubba Wallace's mor Desiree spoke about her son's battle against racism, trdy that hit Bubba Wallace family 17 years ago, and how 26-year-old NASCAR star ventured into activism. Desiree Wallace said that every time a black man is killed unnecessarily, Bubba Wallace family remembers how Bubba Wallace cousin was killed by police in 2003. Bubba Wallace cousin was shot by a policeman in a local store when Bubba was just nine years old. Desiree Wallace said that recent murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd sparked a change in NASCAR star. She ded that 26-year-old just realised that he has a platform to bring about social change and take a stand, and entire Bubba Wallace family is proud of his efforts. 

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Desiree Wallace on Bubba Wallace ose incident and reacting to racist jibes

Appearing on  SiriusXM's " Joe Mison Show", Bubba Wallace's mor Desiree opened up on ose incident and subsequent racist jibes aimed at her son. She revealed that Bubba Wallace has h several experiences with racism on track, where a driver would unflinchingly throw  n-word at him. Desiree revealed that Bubba was told he wasn't fit for racing, but did t reveal identity of company. Speaking on Bubba Wallace ose incident, Desiree hoped that it was t one of her son's teammates and only way to fight back is to race and win. 

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NASCAR issued a statement on Wednesday to confirm that investigation has been concluded by FBI. According to ir findings, incident was t a hate crime directed at Bubba Wallace, and NASCAR's video foot ascertained that ose was hanging in . 4 gar at Tallega Superspeedway since October 2019. allotment of gar or ose was t intentional after a crew member for Richard Petty Motorsports discovered ose on Sunday at Alabama race track. ncies said evidence did t support any federal charges.

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