Tymisha Harris estimates that Josephine Baker packed as many as 10 lifetimes into her days that began in St. Louis in 1906 and ended in France in 1975. Baker broke ground as the first Black woman to ...

In December 1950, Josephine Baker received a telegram from Copa City, a posh nightclub in Miami Beach, inviting her to give a series of concerts.

A private collection of Josephine Baker memorabilia is going to the Missouri Historical Society, thanks to a charitable bequest by philanthropist Mary Strauss announced Aug. 13, 2025. Baker, born ...

Rare archives resolve the puzzle of Josephine Baker's fascinating 50-year-long career. The amazing story of the first Black superstar. Baker, born into poverty in Missouri in 1906, moved to France ...