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 ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- On Monday night, the Empire State Building was illuminated in the colors of the French flag as a nod to the history being made in that country on Tuesday. French-American ...

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 ...

On the same day France celebrated the induction of American-born singer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Panthéon, far-right xenophobic writer and pundit Éric Zemmour announced he ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — Josephine Baker — the U.S.-born ...

Legendary Jazz Age performer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker made history today as the first Black woman to enter France’s hallowed Panthéon. Baker is also only the sixth woman to be honored ...

France inducted U.S.-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist Josephine Baker into the Pantheon on Tuesday, the first Black woman to receive the nation’s highest honor. Baker’s voice ...

PARIS — Josephine Baker, the American-born entertainer and civil rights activist who first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, was given France's highest honor on Tuesday when she was ...

The Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy, and civil rights activist is the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France’s most revered luminaries. Entertainer ...

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 ...

The American-born singer and World War II hero is the first Black woman to get France's highest honor. At the end of this month, France gives a special honor to Josephine Baker. The remains of the ...