Dubois Family
| Thomas Lancaster DuBois | |
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| The Boondocks character | |
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| First appearance | "The Trial of R. Kelly" |
| Portrayed by | Cedric Yarbrough |
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| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Prosecutor |
| Relatives | Sarah DuBois (wife) Jazmine DuBois (daughter) |
| Nationality | American |
| Sarah DuBois | |
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| The Boondocks character | |
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| First appearance | "The Trial of R. Kelly" |
| Portrayed by | Jill Talley |
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| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Relatives | Tom Dubois (husband) Jazmine DuBois (daughter) |
| Nationality | American |
| Jazmine DuBois | |
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| The Boondocks character | |
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| First appearance | "The Trial of R. Kelly" |
| Portrayed by |
Gabby Soleil (1-3) Kiarah Pollas (4) |
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| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Relatives | Tom Dubois (father) Sarah Dubois (mother) |
| Nationality | American |
The members of the DuBois family — Tom (husband), Sarah (wife), and Jazmine (daughter) — are fictional characters and featured players in Aaron McGruder's Boondocks comic strip and animated TV series. They live across the street from the main characters, the Freeman family — Robert and his grandsons, Huey and Riley.
Thomas Lancaster DuBois, a wealthy and mild-mannered black man, is an assistant district attorney and close friend of Robert Freeman. Tom, being non-confrontational and skittish by nature, adheres strictly to the law, particularly due to his irrational fear of being sent to prison and anally raped. This fear originated when Tom was exposed at a very young age to a television series that depicted a violent prison rape. The fear developed to such a degree that Tom refused to participate in even the slightest of legal infractions (even those that are not punishable by a prison sentence) as a youth and throughout adulthood. His job as a prosecuting attorney is ironic: He essentially sends other people (mostly black men) to the fate he himself most fears, and he seems to feel guilty about it. Tom is ultimately forced to confront his phobia in the third season episode A Date With the Booty Warrior, where he comes face to face with a rapist dubbed "Booty Warrior" after being trapped in a prison washroom during a riot. Tom seemingly conquers his fear after beating the would-be rapist unconscious with a bar of soap (after he slipped and fell on his back), and also mentions to Sarah that he plans on becoming a public defender in order to save young men from being violated in prison.
Tom's political ideologies are more towards American liberalism and as a result he is a Democrat. Tom's passion for his political ideologies are marked by an incident where he kidnaps Ralph Nader during the 2004 United States Presidential election, who he believes is a threat that could stunt the Democratic vote.
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