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Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josephi...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps7m...
Memoir: Fearless and Free: A Memoir by Josephine Baker
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* Rose to fame in Paris (1925) with the "Banana Dance"
* Became a French citizen (1937) and spied for the French Resistance in WWII
* Spoke at the March on Washington (1963)
* Adopted 12 children of various races and called them "The Rainbow Tribe"
* Honored posthumously in the Panthéon (2021)
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#blackSky #history #blackdiaspora #JosephineBaker
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#blackSky #history #blackdiaspora #JosephineBaker
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I love the design of the cardigan with hoodie.
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The essay was created by fdsignifier.bsky.social.
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These look so cute and cuddly.😻
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A "young 74"? Ok then...
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It's such an underrated masterpiece.
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Lovely illustrations 😻 I especially love the braids.
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Love the fro!
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I wonder if those same people tell Kevin Sorbo to "stick to acting"?
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Wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederi...
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqDE...
Memoir: docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass...
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* Escaped slavery in 1838
* Published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845), exposing slavery’s cruelty.
* Founded The North Star (1847), an influential abolitionist newspaper advocating for freedom and equality
* Advised Lincoln and advocated for Reconstruction
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#blackSky #history #blackhistory #blackdiaspora #FrederickDouglass
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He knew he was lying the day he dragged those groceries out for that PR stunt during the campaign.