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The Pantheon welcomes these works in a new exhibition, on view from November 19, 2025 to March 8, 2026. The exhibition Ombre ...
PARIS — The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, ... War II — Germaine Tillion and Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz ...
Black, American-born, a woman, and arguably best known for her exotic dancing: Josephine Baker hardly fits the profile of France’s historical heroes. But today, the performer from Saint Louis ...
Josephine Baker becomes 1st Black woman honored at Paris' Panthéon in historic ceremony. The American-born French entertainer was an icon of the Roaring '20s.
Paris Is Adding Two More Women to the Pantheon (New Total: Three) Since its construction, the mausoleum has been filled with 73 bodies. Only one of them is a woman.
Legendary Black entertainer Josephine Baker is set to become the first Black woman to have her remains buried in the Panthéon monument in Paris – one of the highest honors in France.
Black, American-born, a woman, and arguably best known for her exotic dancing: Josephine Baker hardly fits the profile of France’s historical heroes.
Josephine Baker, the legendary performer and entertainer, will be honored Tuesday at the Panthéon in Paris, where she will the first Black woman to be memorialized, as well as the first U.S.-born ...