The Banana Dance.
That's all I knew about the brilliant Josephine Baker...
From the slums of St.Louis to the toast of Paris, this force of nature and trailblazing female pioneer would become a decorated war hero, and was at one time the wealthiest black woman in the world. Josephine refused to play segregated
venues, and so believed in a place where people of all cultures could
live together, that she adopted 12 orphaned children from around the
world, and dubbed them "The Rainbow Tribe". We could use more
people like you today, dear Josephine...
I caught a fascinating documentary on her extraordinary life on PBS the other night, part of their ongoing series celebrating Black History Month. I searched everywhere for an embeddable version to share here but couldn't find one...so here's another. Different, but just as good. Take yourself on a fascinating history lesson.
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