He's a trust fund baby with too much disposable income and, after his mom passed, became a full-time addict.

His mom was an heiress to a publishing fortune and his dad a B-level player in the 60's SCLC civil rights movement [he's on lots of the documentaries].

In one of those Puddin'Head Wilson kind of things, the white side of his family is mostly trust-fund addicts and the black side successful professionals.

Even his own gene pool reflects the split.

His brother is a Republican worried about his tax breaks and even served in Bush's government.

Hates tokens like Steele and Thomas, though.