Her reputation as a crusader grew to such an extent that the NAACP had Sunday, May 20, 1951, declared "Josephine Baker Day". She was presented with life membership with the NAACP by Nobel Peace Prize winner Ralph Bunche .

2024年2月8日 · On the day of her funeral, more than 20,000 people lined the streets of Paris to witness the procession, and the French government honored her with a 21-gun salute, making Baker the first...

5 天之前 · Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. She was one of the most popular music-hall entertainers in France and was also known for her work with the French Resistance during World War II.

2024年5月20日 · Josephine Baker Day is observed on May 20. It honors a famous civil rights activist and the first black woman to star in a major motion picture

2018年2月26日 · The organization honored her work by having Sunday, May 20 declared as “Josephine Baker Day”. In 1963 she spoke at the March on Washington alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she was the only official female speaker.

2024年11月1日 · Josephine Baker became the sixth woman and Black person, but the first Black woman and pilot, to be “laid to rest” in the Pantheon of Paris, forty-six years after she died. Josephine died April 12th, 1975, from a stroke, four days after the opening of her retrospective revue to mark fifty years of her entertainment career.

May 20th is Josephine Baker Day PROFILE : Josephine Baker (1906-1975), is known as the "girl who danced her way through the 20's and 30's only dressed in bananas". A dancer, singer, actress and a comedian all in one, Josephine Baker was the first black female entertainer to break through racial prejudice in Europe and the United States.

2018年3月7日 · She marched on Washington alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., on the day of his “I Have a Dream” speech and helped the cause so much that the NAACP named May 20 th Josephine Baker day in her honor. She performed at a packed Carnegie Hall crowd in New York in 1973 after decades of racist rejection and then returned to her home in the French ...

She first danced in Paris in 1925 before becoming a sensation the next year when she performed her now famous "Danse Sauvage" at the Folies Bergère cabaret hall wearing just a skirt of bananas. From the 1930s Baker began to sing on stage.

2024年12月20日 · To honor her contributions, the NAACP designated May 20th as “Josephine Baker Day,” recognizing her enduring impact on the fight against racism. This acknowledgment was not only a tribute to her efforts but also a symbol of hope, uniting people under the banner of justice and acceptance that Baker fervently championed throughout her life.