In 1926, Josephine Baker was approached by French journalist Marcel Sauvage about writing a memoir. Then 20 years old, the ...

Studio portrait of Josephine Baker (c1933) Credit ... and embarked on her adoption of “a rainbow tribe” of 13 children, some of whom were less than grateful for her old-school mothering.

Billed as a burlesque cabaret dream play, Josephine, is the belt-it-out brainchild of triple threat performer Tymisha Harris (aka “Tush”) and her co-creator and director Michael Marinaccio. It’s also ...

Fearless and Free,” recorded between 1926 and 1949, is full of heroism, glamour, righteous anger — and things you wish you could unsee.

Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald on 6 June 1906 in St ... to racial solidarity one step further when she adopted 12 children-10 boys and 2 girls from Algeria, Belgium, Columbia, Finland ...

Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success takes ...