[3] The couple have one son, Khalil, who is the general manager and curator of The Kinsey African American Art and History Collection and foundation.

[citation needed] During his Xerox career, Kinsey awarded Jackson State University a one million dollar computer grant.

In that same year, Kinsey awarded grants in the amount of $250,000 to establish seven career computer centers in both Northern and Southern California.

An international business consultant, in December 1995, Kinsey was appointed as Honorary Consul General by the U.S. State Department and the Central African Republic.

His extensive international experience includes the establishment of the Beijing Printing Center, the first successful venture of its type in the People’s Republic of China.

As Co-Chairman of Rebuild L.A., Bernard Kinsey was responsible for generating more than 380 million dollars in investments from the private sector for the inner city of Los Angeles.

[6] Bernard and Shirley Kinsey's 50-year marriage and partnership represents an alliance based on love, respect, and the importance of friends and family.

The couple was one of the early financial supporters of the “NAACP Image Awards” and “Real Men Cook” for prostate cancer Through their leadership, Bernard and Shirley Kinsey have assisted the College Bound organization, helping raise over $3.5 million for one hundred and eighty-five scholarships.

[9] Bernard and Shirley are widely heralded for their stewardship of art, books and manuscripts that document and tell the story of African Americans' triumphs and struggles from 1632 to present.

[11] In 2009, the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach hosted their collection entitled "In the Hands of African American Collectors".

Charmaine Jefferson, an executive director of the California African-American Museum in Los Angeles where their exhibit was featured in 2006, is quoted as saying "...The story, the feeling, the sensation for African Americans about who we are and where we come from and what we don't know about ourselves, comes from being able to look at this collective work.