Baker will be just the sixth woman to join the around 80 great national figures of French history in the secular temple on Paris’s Left Bank. French-American dancer and singer Josephine Baker ...

The famed entertainer-activist and French Resistance hero will be the first Black woman to receive the honor, 46 years after her death in 1975. One of the most pioneering Black entertainers in history ...

American-born entertainer Josephine Baker will become the first black woman to be inducted into Paris’ Panthéon memorials for icons of France. Baker, who died in 1975 at 68, was born Freda Josephine ...

More than four decades after her death, entertainer Josephine Baker continues to be a trailblazer. On Tuesday, the legendary performer will become the first Black woman and first American-born person ...

Baker, who died in 1975, will receive France’s highest honor: induction into the Panthéon mausoleum in Paris. Her remains will stay in Monaco, and a cenotaph will honor the renowned singer, dancer, ...

The American-born French entertainer was an icon of the Roaring '20s. In Josephine Baker's iconic song, "J'ai Deux Amours," the legendary entertainer describes having two loves, "my country and Paris.

The late entertainer was bestowed with the prestigious honor Tuesday Charmaine Patterson is an Associate Editor at PEOPLE. She first began working at PEOPLE in 2021 as a Digital News Writer. Her work ...

The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman ...

Late entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker has been inducted into the Panthéon in France, making her the first Black woman to receive the nation's honor. Born Freda Josephine McDonald ...

Josephine Baker, the legendary performer and entertainer, will be honored Tuesday at the Panthéon in Paris, where she will the first Black woman to be memorialized, as well as the first U.S.-born ...