A century before Beyoncé, Josephine Baker became America’s first global pop star. She broke barriers, built a brand, and ...

Josephine Baker was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1906. When she was thirteen she dropped out of school left home and got married but the marriage only lasted a few months before it ended. Josephine ...

Josephine Baker is first Black woman given Paris burial honor. Plans are underway to reinter the remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker at the Pantheon monument in Paris.

Five U.S. cities—including Tampa, Houston, and Orlando—rank as sinkhole hotspots due to geology, urban development, and water ...

Hammond, Louisiana-based Neill Corporation has grown from a small beauty supply shop in the post-War years to be the largest ...

Josephine Baker is famous for her exotic beauty and erotically-charged performances. Now, eight decades after her career began, the V&A is hosting an exhibition celebrating her life ...

The four Voyagers will be first in operation for a three-month trial in Danish and NATO waters.

Josephine Baker was the first African-American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th century. In this multi-award-winning biographical musical that combines ...

Policies from the Trump administration are already impacting readers, publishers and authors – and could continue given grant cuts and DEI reversals.

Known now as a major exponent of the “Negro Renaissance,” Alexander Gumby is among the most forgotten Blacks ever to have lived in Harlem.