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Joséphine Baker’s Life Reimagined at the Metropolitan Museum | Hyperallergic

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019African American Theater, KINDR'D ...

Julia Bullock, soprano, plays the singer and activist Joséphine Baker in a chilling performance in the museum’s Great Hall.

How Josephine Baker Went From Homeless Street Performer to International Superstar, French Resistance Fighter & Civil Rights Hero | Open Culture

December 11, 2017African American Entertainment, African American History ...

Born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906 to parents who worked as entertainers in St. Louis, Baker’s early years were marked by extreme poverty.

Smithsonian Museum Taking African Americans to Paris | Afro

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017Uncategorized

Want to go on a luxurious trip to Paris with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture where you’ll learn about the city that famously embraced African-American expats?

Singer, siren, activist, spy: the extraordinary life of Josephine Baker – History Extra

May 8, 2017May 9, 2017African American Cinema, African American Entertainment ...

Born into poverty, dancer Josephine Baker became an overnight sensation in a vaudeville show, launching a glittering cabaret career that took her across the globe, from Broadway to Paris.