no its not. Ishmael is from the bible but was Abraham's first son, isaac was his second. Isaac being the jew's, Ishmael being the Arab's.
There is a piece on him at the RING webpage. Seems his father is from Sierra Leone, studied in Ukraine where he met his wife. It's a bit disturbing to read all the border line racist comments. Guys, you really ought to go out and mix with people outside your mother who cooks for you.
A very out-dated term but I'm not going to have a Larry David moment with you. If he's half black, then why do you think he would look that way? Makes sense, doesn't it?