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 ...

PARIS (AP) — France is inducting Josephine Baker — Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist — into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final ...

The narrative thrust is a simple set up of Josephine Baker after a show during her 1975 run at the Bobino which celebrated her 50 years in entertainment. She awaits reviews impatiently, and is visited ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Econ Griot, telling culture and economic stories on radio and beyond. One hundred years ago, Josephine Baker left America and ...

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She entertained Europe between the wars and still inspires artists and activists now, as a new exhibition in Berlin shows. A 1920s portrait of Josephine Baker by ...

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.

Baker is the first Black woman memorialized at France's Pantheon. PARIS -- France will pay tribute to American-born entertainer Josephine Baker, making her the first Black woman to enter France's ...

“Before Ella, Tina, Billie, or Beyoncé – there was Josephine!” shouts The District Theatre notice for the return engagement of Tymisha Harris’ original salute to international star Josephine Baker, ...