For those who know anything about the swanky jazz singer who found solace in 1920s Europe, Josephine Baker‘s legacy is often tied to the glitz and glamour of Paris, where she captivated audiences with ...

PARIS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Josephine Baker, the famed French American singer and dancer, was inducted on Tuesday into the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris - one of France's highest honours - at a ceremony ...

PARIS (AP) — Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris. The late entertainer who is a World War II hero in France ...

A biopic on the life of the late American singer, dancer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker is on the way, and Studiocanal just announced Maïmouna Doucouré as the film’s director and writer.

“Fearless and Free,” recorded between 1926 and 1949, is full of heroism, glamour, righteous anger — and things you wish you could unsee. By Lesley M. M. Blume Nora Holt was a pioneer of Chicago’s ...

Yara Shahidi, Anya Taylor-Joy and Baz Luhrmann were among the celebrity guests at Dior's Spring Summer 2023 presentation in Paris, which took inspiration from the legendary singer. By Allyson Portee ...

circa 1925: Portrait of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) lying on a tiger rug in a silk evening gown and diamond earrings. | Getty Images Draped conspicuously in feathers ...

The amazing story of the first Black superstar. Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France where she became a dancer hailed as the Queen of Paris, joined the French Resistance, and ...

At the age of 81, celebrated Senegalese dancer and choreographer, Germaine Acogny, returns to the stage in Paris this week. Her show at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées pays tribute to legendary ...

Canal+ Group’s StudioCanal brought the buzz and some news updates to a big content preview event in Paris on Tuesday evening. The latest on a Josephine Baker biopic, a new Ava DuVernay and David ...

Rihanna is reportedly being lined up to play Josephine Baker in a new biopic. The Bajan star is the first choice to play the dancer and singer in a new film about her life, according to Vibe magazine.