In the 50 years since Josephine Baker's death, her unique artistry and life-long civil rights struggle has continued to ...

Josephine Baker was still travelling as a performer, but also as an outspoken activist against racism and injustice. In 1963, she spoke at Martin Luther King's side during his March on Washington ...

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notably the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech. Born in 1912 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Rustin was raised by Quaker ...

Today we think of Josephine Baker as the personification of the Jazz Age ... Proudly dressed in her army uniform, she was the only female speaker at the 1963 March on Washington. The mature activist ...

Louisa, 24 years old, had been born in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of three ... Rights Society (ARS), New York Calder evoked Josephine Baker, in a circa 1928 homage to the dancer’s Folies ...

Devotees of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées turned out Wednesday night to learn about its upcoming season, which is dedicated to the centennial of the Paris debut of Josephine Baker.

That woman is entertainer Josephine Baker, and the honor will take place Tuesday. But critics in France say that by focusing on an American-born figure,… Josephine Baker makes history as first ...

Midway between those flashpoints, on 19 August, the African American performer and activist Josephine Baker was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Légion d’honneur – France’s highest accolade for ...