As a result , Matthews was raised by his father , Ralph Matthews , Jr. , an African American journalist who counted Malcolm X and James Baldwin among his friends .
Matthews ' Jewish mother was schizophrenic and left his father when Matthews was only a few months old .
Matthews was raised by Matthews ' father , Ralph Matthews , Jr. , an African American journalist who counted Malcolm X and James Baldwin among his friends .
Matthews ' Jewish mother was schizophrenic and left his father when Matthews was only a few months old .