PARIS (AP) — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural.

Josephine Baker now gazes out over a diverse neighborhood of northeast Paris, thanks to urban artist FKDL and a street art festival aimed at promoting community spirit.

In loving memory of Josephine Faz, 81 of Laveen, Az. She passed away on July 1, 2025 peacefully and surrounded by loved ones. Born July 9, 1943 in ...

PARIS — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural. Fifty years after her death, Baker now gazes out over a diverse ...

Paris unveils mural of Josephine Baker to honor her legacy PARIS — Paris is reviving the spirit of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker with a new mural.

A new mural in northeast Paris honors Josephine Baker’s legacy as a performer, civil rights activist, and WWII spy.

France Josephine Baker Artist Franck Duval, aka FKDL, works on a mural of U.S.-French entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker in Paris, Saturday, July 19, 2025.

He was one of 12 children Josephine Baker adopted from around the world that she called her ″rainbow tribe″ and what her son called ''a little United Nations.″ The mural of Baker, meant to symbolize ...