After becoming a stage sensation in France, the American-born Josephine Baker undertook espionage for the Allies in World War ...

AFP via Getty Images As Josephine Baker moved through international checkpoints in Spain and Morocco, the dancer and singer teased the agents who asked to see her papers, saying they just wanted h ...

In this respect, Josephine Baker, who clowned her way into the heart of les Années folles—France’s Roaring Twenties—and played the civilized primitive when she got there, might have been ...

In the 50 years since Josephine Baker's death, her unique artistry and life-long civil rights struggle has continued to inspire generations. In Josephine Baker's memoir, "Fearless and Free" — an ...

Josephine Baker, nicknamed Black Venus poses on September 23, 1951, in a Balmain black velvet gown topped off with a huge heart-shaped ermine collar with muff to match. (AFP/Getty Images ...

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 ...

Before she was a legend, Josephine Baker was a little girl from Missouri who loved to make funny faces. Teachers chided her for this habit; Baker paid them little heed. “Our faces aren’t made ...