For those who know anything about the swanky jazz singer who found solace in 1920s Europe, Josephine Baker‘s legacy is often tied to the glitz and glamour of Paris, where she captivated audiences with ...

While the 2025 Met Gala is celebrating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new costume exhibit on Black Dandyism—spotlighting men’s fashion—several stars on the red carpet honored a female Black fashion ...

In 1926, Josephine Baker was approached by French journalist Marcel Sauvage about writing a memoir. Then 20 years old, the stage and screen performer thought it was a hilarious prospect, until she ...

Josephina Baker, AKA “La Baker,” was a notorious black performer who left the United States because of oppressive segregation. Claiming France as her new Motherland, Baker performed her signature ...

Before she was a legend, Josephine Baker was a little girl from Missouri who loved to make funny faces. Teachers chided her for this habit; Baker paid them little heed. “Our faces aren’t made to sleep ...

The post FKA twigs to Play Josephine Baker in Upcoming Biopic appeared first on Consequence. FKA twigs is reportedly in talks to star as the groundbreaking entertainer and civil rights activist ...

PARIS (AP) — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural. Fifty years after her death, Baker now gazes out over a diverse ...

The story of the iconic Josephine Baker will come to life at Gettysburg College’s Majestic Theater March 20 to 23 with “Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play.” This one-woman biographical musical ...

A private collection of Josephine Baker memorabilia is going to the Missouri Historical Society, thanks to a charitable bequest by philanthropist Mary Strauss announced Aug. 13, 2025. Baker, born ...

At 4 p.m., a guided tour of the grounds of Villa Beau-Chêne, built between 1890 and 1891 by local architect Louis Gilbert. It was here, around 1929, that Josephine Baker found refuge among villas and ...