Baker was known to use the estate for lavish gatherings, and once even hosted the last Sultan of Morocco, per the New York ...

Josephine Baker was the first Black female superstar. In the 1920s, she took Paris by storm with her exuberant dance performances; she was also a Resistance fighter in World War II and a civil rights ...

While all pop culture eyes are on the life of a certain showgirl this week — Swift, Taylor — the French mansion of a legendary showgirl from another time is hitting the market. Villa Beau-Chêne, a ...

Before Beyonce, there was Josephine. Before Diana, there was Josephine. Before Madonna, Mariah, Celine or Selena, there was Josephine. Before Shakira, Lady Gaga, Billy Eilish, Taylor Swift – and so on ...

ST. LOUIS — "We're proud to announce that the world's largest privately held collection of Josephine Baker artifacts is coming into the collection at the Missouri Historical Society," Peter Kastor, ...

Items among Mary Strauss' bequest to the Missouri History Museum include hair care product and a costume worn by Josephine Baker. For 40 years, Mary Strauss has painstakingly acquired items related to ...

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PARIS— Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural. Fifty years after her death, Baker now gazes out over a diverse neighborhood ...

Baker was the first Black woman in ducted into France’s Pantheon. PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM Paris (AP) — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine ...