The Hawaii-born singer-songwriter and activist recommends some places he loves on the island he still calls home. And yes, surfing and music are involved. Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York ...

The O'ahu-born musician reflected on his "lucky upbringing" in nature, explaining how it helped inspired him to launch the Kokua Hawaii Foundation non-profit Jack Johnson was on a surfboard before ...

But in 1908, 39 years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, there was Jack Johnson -- the first black man to hold the world heavyweight championship. Johnson is ...