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Discover the forgotten story of L.S. Alexander Gumby, a pioneering gay Black intellectual who contributed to the Harlem Renaissance.
A History of Photography” showcases Robert Mapplethorpe, Man Ray and other big names, but the important exhibition is so much more, looking at expressions of gender and sexuality across two centuries.
A century before Beyoncé, Josephine Baker became America’s first global pop star. She broke barriers, built a brand, and never asked permission.
Five shows that made a splash at this year’s or previous Orlando Fringe Festivals are getting encore performances in the coming weeks.
After becoming a stage sensation in France, the American-born Josephine Baker undertook espionage for the Allies in World War II.
According to reports, FKA Twigs is the top choice to play Josephine Baker in a new biopic directed by Maimouna Doucouré.
Much has happened in Harlem since it first jumped to international literary acclaim in the 1920s. Yet as the stewards of the upper Manhattan neighborhood’s literary institutions look to preserve ...
“Josephine Baker was known as the Black Venus,” Williams said on the red carpet, explaining that she was trying to channel the dancer’s “elegance.” ...
Beyond Josephine Baker’s memoir “Harlem Rhapsody” by Victoria Christopher Murray explores the life of Jessie Redmon Fauset, whose literary career flourished during the Harlem Renaissance.
Wearing sequins, rhinestones, pearls — and sometimes nothing — Josephine Baker lit up the stage. She danced her way out of abject poverty in St. Louis into the grand orchestra halls and cabarets of ...
These stories and some of the key figures of the Harlem Renaissance are in direct conversation with Miami." Josephine Baker's Miami Spotlight ...
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