Editing Isaac Hayes (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Stax Museum - Isaac Hayes' Cadillac (21310357258).jpg|thumb|right|Hayes's Cadillac at the [[Stax Museum of American Soul Music]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee]]]]

===Family===
Hayes had 11 children, 14 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.<ref>[http://www.chattanoogapulse.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/12/13/457ee657835f1?in_archive=1 You Can Dig Him] {{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Chattanooga Pulse, December 13, 2006</ref> His first marriage was to Dancy Hayes in 1960 and ended in divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/84/Isaac-Hayes.html |title=Isaac Hayes Biography (1942–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref> His second marriage was to Emily Ruth Watson on November 24, 1965, which ended in divorce in 1972. Children from this marriage included Vincent Eric Hayes, Melanie Mia Hayes, and Nicole A. Hayes (Murrell). He married bank teller{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} Mignon Harley on April 18, 1973, and they divorced in 1986; they had two children.
Hayes and his wife were eventually forced into bankruptcy, owing over $6 million. Over the years, Isaac Hayes was able to recover financially.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://panachereport.com/channels/old_school_update/OldSchoolTidbits.htm |title=Old School Tidbits |publisher=Panache Report |access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref>

Hayes's fourth wife, Adjowa,<ref>[http://www.beliefnet.com/whoswho/scientology_couples_10.html ISAAC HAYES AND ADJOWA HAYES], beliefnet.com {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902084218/http://www.beliefnet.com/whoswho/scientology_couples_10.html |date=September 2, 2008 }}</ref> gave birth to a son named Nana Kwadjo Hayes on April 10, 2006.<ref>[http://movies.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=223453 Isaac Hayes the Father of Baby Boy] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411094113/http://movies.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=223453 |date=April 11, 2008 }}, AP, May 16, 2006</ref>
He also had one son to whom he gave his name, [[Isaac Hayes III]], known as rap producer Ike Dirty. Hayes's eldest daughter is named Jackie, also named co-executor of his estate, and other children include Veronica, Felicia, Melanie, Nikki, Lili, Darius, Vincent<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.actressarchives.com/news.php?id=11844 |title=Isaac Hayes Sent Off With Legendary Funeral |publisher=Actressarchives.com |date=August 19, 2008 |access-date=September 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222154520/http://www.actressarchives.com/news.php?id=11844 |archive-date=December 22, 2008 }}</ref> and Heather.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kevin-ross/2008/08/14/The-Kevin-Ross-Show-Black-Hollywood-Politics-Uncensored |title=The Kevin Ross Show – Isaac Hayes His Children Record Label Reflect On A Musical Giant 8/13/2008 – 3BAAS Media Group &#124; Internet Radio |date=August 14, 2008 |publisher=Blog Talk Radio |access-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref>

===Scientology===
Hayes took his first [[Scientology]] course in 1993,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isaachayes.com/bio/bio-2.html |title=Biography |website=Isaac Hayes |access-date=March 1, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620060303/http://www.isaachayes.com/bio/bio-2.html |archive-date=June 20, 2012 }}</ref> later contributing endorsement blurbs for many Scientology books over the ensuing years.
In 1996, Hayes began hosting ''The Isaac Hayes and Friends Radio Show'' on [[WRKS]] in New York City. While there, Hayes became a client of the [[vegan]] [[raw food]] chef [[Elijah Joy]] and his company Organic Soul Inc. Hayes also appears in the Scientology film ''[[Orientation (film)|Orientation]]''. In 1998, Hayes and fellow Scientologist entertainers [[Anne Archer]], [[Chick Corea]] and [[Haywood Nelson]] attended the 30th anniversary of ''[[Freedom Magazine]]'', the [[Church of Scientology]]'s self-described investigative news journal, at the [[National Press Club (USA)|National Press Club]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], to honor eleven activists.<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/1998/10/23/news/
 |title=Haywood You Remember Garden City Park
 |author=Kennedy, James
 |access-date=July 27, 2010
|date=October 23, 1998
|publisher=Mineola American, [[Anton Community Newspapers]]
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707150212/http://antonnews.com/mineolaamerican/1998/10/23/news/
 |archive-date=July 7, 2011
}}</ref> In 2001, Hayes and [[Doug E. Fresh]], another Scientologist musician, recorded a Scientology-inspired album called ''The Joy of Creating – The Golden Era Musicians and Friends Play [[L. Ron Hubbard]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Leggett|first=Jonathan|title=Cult musicians|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 25, 2006|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/mar/25/popandrock | location=London}}</ref> In February 2006, Hayes appeared in a music video called "United" for [[Youth for Human Rights International]], a human rights group founded by the Church of Scientology-backed non-profit United for Human Rights. 

===Charitable work===
The Isaac Hayes Foundation was founded in 1999 by Hayes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.isaachayes.com/charity/ |title=charity |publisher=Isaac Hayes.com |access-date=September 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061150/http://www.isaachayes.com/charity/ |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> He was also involved in other human rights related groups such as the [[One Campaign]].
Isaac Hayes was crowned a chief in Ghana for his humanitarian work and economic efforts on the country's behalf.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.covingtonleader.com/news/seven-things-to-know-about-the-legendary-isaac-hayes/article_f96ad638-9cd3-11e8-87f4-1f7b26f3618d.html|title=Seven things to know about the legendary Isaac Hayes|last=Day|first=Echo|website=Covingtonleader.com|language=en|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528162729/http://www.covingtonleader.com/news/seven-things-to-know-about-the-legendary-isaac-hayes/article_f96ad638-9cd3-11e8-87f4-1f7b26f3618d.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>