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From Paris stages to WWII spy missions, Josephine Baker fought racism and antisemitism while inspiring generations worldwide.

Born into poverty in the slums of St. Louis, Josephine Baker became one of the most famous and groundbreaking stars of the 20th century. The first African-American performer to rise to international ...

Paris was bursting with American writers, musicians and artists in the 1920s and ’30s, but one of them never really found her way home. Cabaret performer Josephine Baker was the toast of Paris, but, ...

Josephine Baker was an American who captured the French imagination, both to stardom and military honors. This legendary woman made her mark on the world, through performance, heroism in war time, and ...

Black American art and artists have historically been lauded as the first of its kind then imitated by or duplicated for White performers and audiences. However, with the realities of American racism ...

Singer, dancer and activist Josephine Baker is set to become the first Black woman buried in Paris’ Panthéon monument, receiving one of the highest honors bestowed on French citizens, reports Olivier ...