The colorful street art, which features a quote from one of her songs, honors the iconic singer, dancer and civil rights ...

Paris is celebrating Josephine Baker with a new mural honoring her legacy. The artwork was unveiled Saturday in northeast ...

Josephine Baker died in Paris of a stroke in 1975. Crowds poured into the streets as she was buried with full military honors – a salute to her life and her legacy.

“Josephine Baker was known as the Black Venus,” Williams said on the red carpet, explaining that she was trying to channel the dancer’s “elegance.” ...

Josephine Baker is such an inspiration for me and so many people around the world,” Doucouré said in a press statement. “It’s a huge honor and also a beautiful challenge to board this ...

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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron pay respect to the cenotaph of Josephine Baker, covered with the French flag, at the Pantheon in Paris, France, Nov. 30, 2021, where she is to symbolically be ...

Baker, who died in 1975 at 68, was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, but made a name for herself on the stage and screen — while doubling as an agent of the French Resistance during ...

Baker also was portrayed by Diana Ross on Broadway and television in An Evening with Diana Ross, by Karine Plantadit in the biopic Frida and by Cush Jumbo in her debut play Josephine and I.

Josephine Baker, in her own words, amplifies her renown as provocateur© Tiny Reparations Our file picture shows famous american Jazz singer and dancer Josephine Baker during a show-revue at Paris ...

Missouri-born cabaret singer and dancer Josephine Baker is surrounded by army officers during a ceremony in which she was awarded the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre with palm on Aug. 19 ...

It will feature a short video essay by Dr. Terri Francis, author of Josephine Baker's Cinematic Prism, followed by a discussion highlighting Baker's role in Miami's civil rights movement.