Josephine Baker was an American-born actress and dancer, who would go on to take France by storm and become one of Europe’s ...

Louis for New York and was already dancing ... the Pantheon in Paris. President Emmanuel Macron, in the eulogy he delivered from the monument, said: “Stereotypes, Josephine Baker takes them ...

As Europe's recovering economy boomed after a devastating world war, roaring Paris hyped Josephine Baker as an an exotic sex symbol, a Black Venus. Admirers showered her with expensive gifts and ...

Devotees of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées turned out Wednesday night to learn about its upcoming season, which is dedicated to the centennial of the Paris debut of Josephine Baker.

Check out these stories and others… Josephine Baker is first Black woman given Paris burial honor Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at ...

The third episode of the new series, Makeup: A Glamourous History delves into how Josephine ... Baker took the world by storm with her seductive danse sauvage which debuted in Paris in 1925.

Devotees of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées turned out Wednesday night to learn about its upcoming season, which is dedicated to the centennial of the Paris debut of Josephine Baker. An art-centric ...

The life of Josephine Baker is a dazzling rags to riches story of a musical icon, stage sensation and heroine of the French Resistance who took 20th Century Europe by storm – think Janelle Monae ...

1/5 The extraordinary star who danced and sang her way from slums to fame and riches.

France is honouring the US-born 20th Century singer and activist Josephine Baker with a place in the Pantheon on Tuesday. She’s the first black woman to be remembered in the resting place of ...