Joséphine Baker in “La Sirène des Tropiques” AKA “Siren of The Tropics” (1927)
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Posters for “La sirène des tropiques” AKA “Siren of The Tropics” (1927) from France, Germany, Sweden and Belgium
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‘Celebrated again’: Portrait of German jazz-age pioneers lost after Nazi takeover returns to Berlin

Jewish Museum in Berlin buys painting of Weintraubs Syncopators, who played the soundtrack to the Weimar cabaret

The Guardian
From 1975: Josephine Baker Is Dead in Paris at 68

She performed with a string of bananas tied around her waist, an electrifying act that led her to become first a local sensation in Paris, and then an international star. This obituary was originally published on April 13, 1975. It is being republished for a package for Women’s History Month. PARIS, …

The New York Times

See our latest post on Josephine Baker. Baker was a global ambassador, singer, dancer, model, cosmetics line owner and proponent of interracial solidarity. #JosephineBaker #CroixdeGuerre #RainbowTribe #BananaDance #Actress #Model

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Josephine Baker, Fashion icon, Dancer and Actress

On September 23, 1927, St. Louis native Josephine Baker became the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture. She played the lead role of Papitou in the French silent film, “Siren of the Tropics,” who, like Ba...

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Josephine Baker, Resistance
Oil on Wood, 4,5” square

Singer, Dancer, Actor, Civil Rights activist, spy, aide to French Resistance in WW2. She was given Knighthood, the Croix de Guerre, & the Resistance Medal, and later inducted into the Pantheon. All the highest honors in France.
More on her incredible life:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephine_Baker

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The American Celebrity Who Spied on the Nazis |

History Honors 250
Fame was her cover. Explore the secret life of Josephine Baker, the world-famous entertainer who used her celebrity status to smuggle intelligence for the French Resistance during WWII.

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https://www.history-channel.org/the-american-celebrity-who-spied-on-the-nazis-history-honors-250/

The American Celebrity Who Spied on the Nazis | History Honors 250

The American Celebrity Who Spied on the Nazis | History Honors 250During WWII, celebrity entertainer Josephine Baker used her fame[...]

The History Channel

🎬 Zouzou (1934)

Éblouissante et inoubliable, Joséphine Baker illumine l’écran en orpheline au rêve de scène, tandis que Jean Gabin incarne son frère d’adoption au cœur tendre. Entre musique, romance et drame, ce classique français capture l’énergie, le charme et la passion de deux icônes réunies sur fond de Paris des années 30.

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#WMPG honors #BlackHistoryMonth

"WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers.

Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present."

Segments include:
#MarshaPJohnson, #RobertLewis, #EarthaKitt, #MalcomX, #AlvinAiley, #BobGreen, #ChadwickBoseman, #DukeEllington, #LewisLatimer, #AudreLord, #ATribeCalledQuest, #OtisRedding, #NelsonMandela, #GarzaCullorsTometi, #LeslieOdomJr, #NinaSimone, #AudraMcDonald #BelHooks, #Beyonce, #FlorencePrice, #JamesBaldwin, #MuhammadAli, #ScottJoplin, #GraceVenuzaRogers, #BobTheDragQueen, #GordonParks, #KobeBryant, #WEBDubois, #BarackObama, #AudreLorde, #Lizzo, #KatherineJohnson, #ClaudetteColvin, #RhiannonGiddens, #TaranaBurke, #TeresaKachindamoto, #ShirleyChisholm, #ThurgoodMarshall, #HarrietTubman, #JohnBrownRusswurm, #StevieWonder, #LeadBelly, #MaryMcleodBethune, #ShirleyChisolm, #LeonardCummings, #MaeJemison, #BadBrains, #CornelWest, #MaconBollingAllen, #SpikeLee, #BeverlyGlennCopeland, #AngelaDavis, #SojournerTruth, #HankAaron, #BillieHoliday, #GeraldTalbot, #TrevorNoah, #JosephineBaker, #JackieRobinson, #ArethaFranklin, #ToniMorrison, #RobertLewis, #IndigoArts

Listen:
https://www.wmpg.org/wmpg-honors-black-history-month/

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WMPG honors Black History Month - wmpg

WMPG recognizes Black History Month with special programming throughout the month of February, highlighting the voices, music, history, and lived experiences of Black artists, activists, and storytellers. Tune in to hear programs that celebrate Black creativity and resilience across genres and generations, from music that shaped movements to conversations that deepen our understanding of the past and present.  

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