Tue, 21-Oct-2025

The day Josephine Baker refused to sing in segregated Miami club

Josephine Baker

In December 1950, Josephine Baker received a telegram from Copa City, a posh nightclub in Miami Beach, inviting her to give a series of concerts. But with segregation rife in the United States, the Black French singer refused to perform in a venue where African-Americans were not accepted, a decision that became a turning point … Read more

Josephine Baker’s colourful life in dates

Josephine

As Josephine Baker becomes the first Black woman to enter the Pantheon — the mausoleum dedicated to France’s “great men” — later this month, we look back on her wild and wonderful life: June 3, 1906: Born into extreme poverty in St Louis, Missouri. Left school at 13, later moving to New York City to … Read more