From Paris stages to WWII spy missions, Josephine Baker fought racism and antisemitism while inspiring generations worldwide.

And later this month she will become the first Black woman to enter the Pantheon in Paris, the mausoleum reserved for France's "great men". Her adopted country is honouring her 46 years after her ...

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PARIS - Josephine Baker overcame the racism that she parodied in her famous banana skirt dance to become the world's first Black female superstar. And later this month she will become the first Black ...

Josephine Baker, the French-American dancer and singer who fought in the French Resistance and later battled racism, will become the first black woman to enter the Pantheon on Tuesday. Josephine Baker ...