He and president Barack Obama,
were classmates at Harvard Law School. He is a member of the Obama
National Finance Committee.
He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a Bachelor of
Arts degree and graduated with a J.D. (cum laude) from Harvard Law
School, as well as with a Masters in Public Administration from the
Kennedy School of Government.
Author of a book of advice for teens, Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny. The book won the American Library Association's 2007 prize for Best Book for Young Adults.
A member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, incorporated since 2008.
The 13th Annual Inner City Awards honored him with the W.E.B. DuBois
Scholar Award.
Takes classes with acting teacher Tony Greco, who also boasts students such as Taraji P. Henson, David Harbour, Latarsha Rose, Paul Wesley, Maulik Pancholy, and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman.