Curator Aaron Bryant recently spoke to NPR about some favorite Black photographic subjects in the Smithsonian's collection. He remembers a photo of Josephine Baker in France from the 1920s. Aaron ...

Hollywood, happening this Sunday, we’re exploring the Old Hollywood glamour look. It wasn’t always called Old Hollywood ...

She entertained Europe between the wars and still inspires artists and activists now, as a new exhibition in Berlin shows. A 1920s portrait of Josephine Baker by ...

Josephine Baker was the first Black female superstar. In the 1920s, she took Paris by storm with her exuberant dance ...

Even decades after death, Josephine Baker is still making history. The civil rights pioneer and iconic entertainer, who became an international sensation as a head-turning performer in the Paris ...

Josephine Baker, the world’s first black superstar, was a master of image and reinvention. In the 1920s, she twerked for Paris audiences before there was such word as “twerking.” Later, the ...

US-born Josephine Baker poses in Paris in the 1920s: she went on to fight against the Nazis and later against racism - Copyright AFP Hoshang Hashimi US-born Josephine ...

46 years on from her death and her final performance, French-American music hall star and activist Josephine Baker has made history yet again. On Nov. 30 she became the first Black woman to enter ...

Yara Shahidi’s Met Gala gown paid homage to the late Josephine Baker. The ‘Black-ish’ star recently became the face of Dior and teamed up with the French fashion house and her stylist Jason Bolden to ...

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 ...

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.