Josephine Baker was not just a legendary performer; she was a pivotal figure in the fight against fascism and racial injustice during World War II. This article explores her covert actions as a spy ...

Josephine Baker was still travelling as a performer ... Baker is the sixth woman, the first black woman, the first American, and the first performing artist to be inducted at the Panthéon, where a ...

The trailblazing performer and activist’s book, ‘Fearless and Free,’ hits shelves on Feb. 4 In 1926, Josephine Baker was approached by French journalist Marcel Sauvage about writing a memoir.

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 ...

That woman is entertainer Josephine Baker, and the honor will take place Tuesday. But critics in France say that by focusing on an American-born figure,… Josephine Baker makes history as first ...

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 ...

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes ...

A new Singapore exhibition explores how Asian artists navigated cultural and colonial bias to find their place in the City of ...

The third episode of the new series, Makeup: A Glamourous History delves into how Josephine Baker revolutionised ideas about tanned skin and beauty culture in the 1920s. Dancer, singer ...