Personal Life
According to his website, he was also an academic All-American at Rutgers. Pinkett was named a member of the 1993 USA TODAY All-USA Academic Team. While at Rutgers, Pinkett was a member of the Cap and Skull organization. He served as President of MEET, the Rutgers Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, and was the captain of the Rutgers varsity men's track and field team, competing both as a high jumper and long jumper. He was the 1994 male Walter Byers Scholarship winner as the NCAA's top scholar athlete. Pinkett is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
In 2006, Pinkett was given the Paul Robeson Leadership Award by Concerned Black Men of Massachusetts.
On August 8, 2007, Pinkett's wife, Zahara, gave birth to daughter Amira Leslie in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Pinkett family resides in Somerset, New Jersey.
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