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A Black woman will, for the first time, join other luminaries interred in France's Pantheon. That woman is entertainer Josephine Baker, and the honor will take place Tuesday. But critics in France ...
Josephine Baker, the legendary performer and entertainer, will be honored Tuesday at the Panthéon in Paris, where she will the first Black woman to be memorialized, as well as the first U.S.-born ...
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On Nov. 29, Josephine Baker, Black American, French citizen, recipient of the Croix-de-Guerre and performer of unparalleled genius, achieved another honor. She was inducted into France’s ...
Topic: Josephine Baker and the World of Black Montmartre. 10 – 10:45 a.m.: Terri Francis, Yale University. Topic: Embodied Fictions, ... St. Louis Children’s Art Inspired by Josephine Baker.
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 ...
Sweat Records and Black Miami-Dade are hosting a discussion of Josephine Baker's ties to Miami and the civil rights movement on February 15, 2025.
Josephine Baker, the legendary performer and entertainer, will be honored Tuesday at the Panthéon in Paris, where she will the first Black woman to be memorialized, as well as the first U.S.-born ...