Josephine Baker had 2 divorces by 15! Picasso’s muse & her 1500 proposals!

[@KarineAlourde]

““I did take the blows [of life], but I took them with my chin up, in dignity, because I so profoundly love and respect humanity.” -Josephine B.. watch “Dorothy Dandrige- Black S3X Goddess & Marilyn's Hidden Muse..” NEXT kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIWWe42Vrsh4aac

[@ferngully2656]

Can you do a story on Marjorie Harvey?!?!??

[@JuliaShalomJordan]

Such a leader. What powerful words.❤

[@mannyjohnson4539]

If you’re looking roots you might

[@iwhippedcreamcode4642]

Her Father was White passing Biracial. NOT WHITE!....

[@Alpha-Andromeda]

Hi Karine, amazing video on Josephine Baker. Such an icon! I love her too. About her children … if you look at her natal chart she has the planet Uranus in the house of children. Uranus is about weirdness, strangeness, shocking things, new ways of doing things. I do think it’s odd about her children and how she made entertainment out of them (with paid visits to the castle). I’m sure she was trying to pay the bills. Castles are very expensive to upkeep in Europe !! But what I wanted to say is that no matter what she would have done, those children would have always been weird, shocking, or possibly genius. Actually, that’s also Uranus, to be genius, but it’s also an outcast. That they would end up weird was an inescapable fact for her. I also read she miscarried many times (shocking things - Uranus- to the womb -5th house of children). She was amazing. Pretty impossible to be perfect. I would have loved to have met her. Maybe she let go of the gay son for other reasons we can’t fathom. Maybe he was precocious and she couldn’t handle that with the other younger kids. It’s hard to say but at least based on her chart her heart was good. (Nicely placed moon). Thanks for the amazing and unique videos. 😊 Can’t wait for Frida Kahlo ❤️

[@dominquedestine777]

The fact that even though she lived in an era where being female, bisexual, and especially black had severe societal disadvantages, yet still became one of the most famous and beloved people of her era is nothing short of spectacular. What a woman! ❤

[@rethablair6902]

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[@denisemezynski8014]

Exactly and shows me that all those who supposedly proclaimed she was using her kids for whatever reasons are full of shit!! I could word it demurely but Im sick of all the Fake bologna!!

[@JAmediaUK]

None of those were that much of a problem in Europe in those days. That is why she did so much better in Europe than the USA.

[@nicolesherman8974]

The way Lynn Whitfield embodied her in her biopic will forever be iconic. Josephine Baker was everything ❤️❤️. Lynn Whitfield is everything for playing her too 😍😍

[@KarineAlourde]

Lynn did an AMAZING job in her portrayal 😍

[@juvon102]

She deserved an Oscar for that!!

[@jakestroll6518]

Was just going to write that she looks like Cardi B. That she can join that jokey movie we been casting with Nicki Minaj as Shaka Khan, and Kelly Rolland as Donna Summer. 🤣

[@juvon102]

@@jakestroll6518 Entirely where dafuq do you see that and what???

[@loirinlancaster3]

A role that was originally supposed go to Diana Ross as she and her management had campaigned for it. It would have been amazing had she done it but Lynn ate that role

[@suzannemaria5594]

I met her son Jean-Claude at his restaurant Chez Josephine in Manhattan a few times. He was WONDERFUL!The best French onion soup I've had. ❤

[@mikereynolds219]

Jean Claude was not one of her adopted children, he was a hanger on who conned his way into her life.

[@raqxanabustamante9691]

@@mikereynolds219do you know any other info about her adopted children? I’m very curious, especially since there were so many. Where are they all now ?

[@lh6784]

Wow. The title grabbed me. At 15 I was still dreaming about how my first kiss would be. She was married and divorced twice at 15. Unbelievable.

[@KarineAlourde]

I know. I can’t even imagine marriage at 13… it was some tough times

[@blackberry8615]

Crazy times!

[@monl3807]

It's still happening today....

[@Professicchio]

She was 19 at the time of her second divorce, still impressive though.

[@nakithajones]

I was 19 when I got married too

[@ChristChickAutistic]

She's always fascinated me. She literally made herself from nothing, and I respect the hell out of that. Gorgeous, witty, talented, and courageous, what a woman!

[@shalawndillon4525]

She's more than a performer. Some said, Josephine Baker was the first black in the burlesque's world. She's owned the cheetah once and adopted 12 different kids in her later life. I watched the Josephine Baker's Story in 1993 and it was amazing. Last year, the French government gave her a grand honor by moved to a special burial in Paris. It's about time to give her a honer.

[@ruthbobo218]

Historians have noted that Josephine Baker is the first Black super star

[@champaigne16]

Josephine Baker was the first black millionaire before Madam C. J. Walker. She was a french singing actress, dancer and civil rights activist.

[@ruthbobo218]

William Alexander Leidesdorff (1810-1848) was America's first Black millionaire

[@nicolewilliams3647]

She came from something...we all did.

[@denisemezynski8014]

About time? Whats YOUR excuse...LOLOL??

[@miraclesblessings5044]

You don't get Halle Berry without Dorothy Dandridge....but you don't get Dorothy Dandridge without Josephine Baker!!!!!

[@SedB101]

What

[@susanrike7476]

Josephine Baker was a trailblazer on so many levels. She was also way ahead of her time. At least, she was accepted in Europe where she thrived. Never knew she was a spy for the French resistance. Fascinating woman. Would love to see a modern film of her made today. Thanks, Karine, for your deep dive into the life and times of Josephine Baker!

[@erossinema8797]

How as she ahead of her time compared to other singers, dancers, actresses?

[@christineml1476]

I know there was a TV movie made about her life in the early 90s, but it's time to give her story a Netflix or HBO series. ❤

[@LoneWulf278]

YES! I feel like Ryan Murphy is problematic, but he would do a great job giving her the spotlight she deserves.

[@ruthbobo218]

HBO has done the film about Josephine Baker in '91, and Lynn Whitfield won the Emmy Award for her incredible portrayal of the first Black super star.

[@juvon102]

Heavy Agree!!

[@juvon102]

@@samiirj8414 If they do a reprise of the movie I nominate Jurnee Smollett for the role

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@LoneWulf278 No None-Black should be doing anything on Black legends. We need to give THAT to Black producers and Directors, etc. Not Ryan Murphy.

[@Kreezword913]

Thank you Karine❤ Josephine Baker is everything!

[@katyarnold-ji8sv]

I am a fan of Josephine Baker political and civil rights stand. She left the united States to become what she wanted to become. She believed in freedom of expression, moved to Paris, France because she knew she would be celebrated. She got tried of the systematic racism in the united States. Which I don't blame her. She will always be a inspiration to me for standing up against white united States racist system. She had style and personality and beauty.

[@GenX7119]

You need to educate yourself more about her life. She left the United States because she spoke out against the war; The United States labeled her a Communist and that is why she flee; they blackballed her. Everything wasn't about race; like you want it to be

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

​@oglxxi7337 you need to educate yourself about history. Sidney Buchet and others invited Josaphine to go to Paris with them where all things African were considered new and exotic in light of French colonial expansions there in there early 20s. There was no war at the time. These black entertainers were escaping the 'Jim Crow' laws and pleasantly surprised that they could stay in any hotel, or eat in any Parisian restaurants they wanted, never having to suffer the racism they left back in the states. Sure they got alot of attention, were stared at , in fact. But the curious stares were of fascination and acceptance , rather than unjustifiable rejection. Sidney kind of expected this, but it was an unexpected delight to young Josephine.

[@daedrianlipscomb9624]

Fun fact, she was also a pilot!!! (I haven’t watched the video yet, but I just thought that would be a fun fact) 😌

[@ruthbobo218]

'the Nefertiti of now'-Picasso

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

I like Picasso

[@susannadvortsin]

Joséphine Baker is greatly admired in France to this day. Her name is mentioned on a metro station and her memory honored at the Pantheon. Shes a legend.

[@ClumsyTrout]

It’s just awesome that regardless of the adversity she faced, it could not stop her impact. Not only being black, but also a woman and lgbtq. The ripples still travel through this day.

[@shawneetate121]

Women from the 20th century were absolutely GORGEOUS!♥️

[@keonaharker8021]

The Original Betty Boop❤️so graceful, Smart & beautiful… she literally created the baby hair theme😍

[@Pheonyx_the_Phenom]

It was actually another black performer Baby Esther who was the inspiration for Betty Boop 🙂

[@devaughnjohnson8119]

Hi Karine, thank you for bringing my godmother back, and I appreciate your handling of her story. Don't know if you remember me or not, I'm the 77 years young man that met her when I was a small boy - making this comment in your first story on her. I'm surprised and disappointed in not finding that clip on your page anymore, but again I like how you handled her life story. Much love to you.

[@sunnni_]

I loveeeeeeeeeeee Josephine's voice. I haven't heard ANYONE else who has her voice and that's why I love her. As a singer and creative, she is such an inspiration

[@miraclesblessings5044]

What happened to her children? I think the singer/dancer Mya should do a movie about her....I'm just saying.

[@faithtaylor7404]

What a Journey! She was an incredible Woman.❤❤❤

[@wildwaning9427]

I only learned of who she was the day she died and once I had, I was fascinated and hooked!! Given her early childhood, overt racism and career rejection in the U.S., and all things considered, she turned out pretty good. I for one am glad there was some place in this world for a BW to be loved and celebrated, especially given the times. As for her children, I think she made a mistake in adopting so many especially at a time when she was going broke and couldn't afford to raise them, although I know this was not her intent. She is still my favorite ♥

[@sarahthomas2506]

Ms. Baker was an icon! She broke down a lot of barriers! This woman had lots of energy! She worked very very hard to make a good life for herself! The late singer Sylvester adored her and got to meet her in person! It was amazing!! Keep em coming honey! I just really want to see you do a breakdown on Gia Carange!!😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@danawhite6458]

Her mother had the audacity to be angry with her She didn't take care or look out for her She did what she felt she had to do. America turned their back on her as she was a throwaway child. I applaud her because she wouldn't stay down when people kicked her down . I see a lot of her talent being repeated today. I admire her strength and tenacity.

[@ruthbobo218]

'The Hungry Heart' by Jean-Claude Baker & Chris Chase, a must read.

[@choklitfactory]

Sadly, sounds like a curse the way her children ended up. God bless them 😢

[@randomuser1105]

It was weird that Josephine Baker knew how hard growing up as a Black girl was, especially back then, but she never adopted any Black girls.

[@shawndaglover6750]

Really?

[@HBSugar1106]

One of my heroes forever and always. I was about 9 when I discovered her story. The more I learn about Josephine the more I continue to adore her as an icon, an entertainer, a dynamic black woman, her love of France, her activism for equality for all people. I can't imagine her turning her son away for his lifestyle choices because she was such a free spirit too. However she opened up huge doors for entertainers still today in the 21st century and beyond. Also love that she's from my mother's hometown too. So much respect to this goddess always.

[@cynthiaward4512]

Josephine Baker was the original Diva Doll..Beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@asouthafrican661]

A cousin of mine, Tina, looks exactly like her. It's uncanny. Same height, face, body type, and skin colour.

[@ja6aa]

i’m absolutely obsessed with all your videos♥️

[@KarineAlourde]

🫶🏾🫶🏾🩵🩵

[@natalier7204]

She put her children on display for the public turning them into a sideshow. They needed stability and normality. I think one of her sons did indeed have parents. That said, her life was fascinating and I’d love to see an HBO series or a movie of the quality of La Vie En Rose.

[@TheQuietStorm630]

I had no idea about this part of her especially her son who committed the S word. And here I thought she was an open minded person. I guess you can never know with certain folks. Sad to hear of her children not having a more secure and accepting upbringing. Now I'm looking at Angelina with the side eye and wondering if on a certain level if she's not doing the very same thing? 🤔

[@DeliciouslyFierceMedia]

In my opinion, it look like Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best friend " aesthetic from the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, probably was inspired by the footage I saw of Josephine Baker with the gentlemen in the tux's 🤔hmmm.... I would like to see that performance in its entirety

[@Beltidame]

I was waiting for you to feature Ms. Baker ❤️. Loved your recent homage and feature on Harry Belafonte!

[@KarineAlourde]

🩵🩵

[@nakithajones]

Harry Belafonte

[@Beltidame]

@@nakithajones Tks sis! 💕

[@rubychew6535]

I admired her for living her dream. Please cover Barbara McNair.

[@onknight]

A woman of Elegance Josephine Baker was. The world could use more women like she was

[@devdiya9615]

Oh My God Karine! I was just thinking of Josephine Baker and her iconic glazed hairstyle! Literally within the minute, you posted this video! Maybe we have some telepathic connections 😂❤ Love your videos. And will always be your subscriber ❤

[@KarineAlourde]

Look at that! It’s as if you knew 😍🩵

[@danavixen6274]

@@KarineAlourde Although it OMITS alleged affairs with other women including Frida Kahlo, the biography Jazz Cleopatra is one of my FAVORITE reads! Josephine will ALWAYS be a trailblazing PIONEER! It upsets me to no end I don't know of any calendars, cups or other merchandise that feature Josephine's GORGEOUS face and/or likeness. Marilyn Monroe matters yet she wasn't the ONLY icon! Josephine STILL deserves far more recognition! Lynn Whitfield-another LEGEND-bodied her portrayal. Still LOVE the HBO biopic over 30 years later!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kadiethereal1tv336]

​@@KarineAlourde can you do a video about Grace Jones if you haven't already

[@nakithajones]

I was to

[@catpoofy]

When I first watched the movie "The French Way" i fell in love with Josephine. I had no idea about a lot of this stuff! Thank you for sharing. That children's stuff is kind of sus!

[@vrtualmria]

I remember making a presentation on her in 11th grade, my classmates had never heard of her but my teacher was quite proud of me

[@lisac6399]

I also did, the same in the 12th grade...

[@cathypatman1224]

Gorgeous Lady! She had alot of Class! Love Her! ❤🥰❤️

[@berryblulight]

What an incredible woman! And wayshower for others...her talent, her charisma, activism and bravery! I love her and what she stands for. The 12 kids rainbow children is a wonderful concept but in real life a superhuman task in itself considering you re having a career while raising all these kids. Raising a few kids is a full time job right there, and women are always criticized for the way they parent anyways coz as women you re supposed to be the perfect mother which is all illusion. Nobody s perfect as long as they re doing their best with what they know.

[@radley3519]

She’s absolutely beautiful wonderful and sooo original

[@marisarodriguez7776]

Oh woooow thnks 4 these other pics of Josephine. Never saw anything. But the banana skirt photos. Loooove her. After the TV movie. Thnks for these bios.... great job

[@blackberry8615]

She's one of my favorites! A true bisexual icon

[@SherrylandNC]

Why do you label her like that ?

[@mthor2346]

@Sherry Venger It's weird to make a comment about her sexual preferences.

[@damnmuggle]

@@SherrylandNC she was bi lol

[@blackberry8615]

@@mthor2346 Did you even look at the title of the video?💀

[@SR77736]

​@@mthor2346 she WAS bi.

[@jamilafever8110]

I clicked this video so darn fast! She is my ALL TIME FAVORITE !!!!!

[@venanciahopkins5035]

I love Josephine Baker and I couldn't click on fast enough when I saw you did a video about her. I read her biography when I was teenager and I found her completely fascinating. In a lot of way beyond the sexy image she had, she was a good person with a good heart, but she had her faults. I think her intentions with the Rainbow Children was innocent but not very well thought out. She did love children and animals but the way she was raised it almost seems she didn't know how to handle certain things properly. Yes, she shouldn't have paraded the children she adopted like a circus for predators. Also, the thing about her son being gay and she was LGBTQ herself, and she couldn't accept him for his sexuality, made me very sad. She should have accepted her son. Great video on Josephine Baker, she was a true icon.

[@christineisabel7827]

What a beautiful woman, so talented, vivacious and a spy also. ❤

[@kathyvargyas1453]

She had glamour, style and real natural talent! France was ahead of its time especially for artist . What a fascinating brave woman.❤

[@ClumsyTrout]

You spilled some tea on this one. I had no idea about her later life.

[@susandorcean4555]

When I Googled Josephine Baker it said she was born June 3rd 1906 not June 4th. She was a beautiful and talented brave woman.❤🙏

[@laplumper88]

Can you do Charo and Jennifer Tilly

[@browngoddess5340]

In some of her pics her and Mya resemble. Then in others she looks like an older North West.

[@Likelyfairy]

Ok so I’m not the only one seeing north 😂

[@tonjareneehall]

LOVE & inspired so much by Josephine Baker for my own Cabaret career. Wow what a crazy amazing life & woman. Thanks so much for this video Karine!

[@dianeseymour6189]

Josephine Baker ,Was in a Lane of her own…Definitely an Icon ,Head of her times. Adored her❤

[@megb9700]

She’s just a person, then she engaged her whole person outward towards others, pow! She just sizzles and pops on stage by shear personality like life essence. I can’t take my eyes off her, I was straining to translate the French that she flawlessly used.

[@Mignon-n4b]

This was wonderful to watch, thank you! As a woman with skinny legs, I've always been so envious of hers! AND her talent, career, confidence, and conscience

[@AmMainWorld]

I absolutely adore and love love love Josephine Baker! I remember watching her bio movie very young and just knew this woman was so beautiful and talented. Thank you for your your content. You are always consistent, and your energy with your tone is so serene!

[@SoapboxEntTV]

I’ve absolutely adored her since I was a child. I love how she’s always made a way for herself. She had a magnetic spirit that could flow in any room (just not in the Usa smfh) Her beauty and fearlessness I idolize 💗💗💗

[@dalila3398]

She should be as famous as Marilyn Monroe. Literally she is a legend

[@maxlinder5262]

An Icon ..& Legend ........😊

[@gabbysch2625]

She was so exciting. One of a kind.

[@itsfunnynotfunnybroyt1463]

Great video as always, the only thing -bémol- is when youre the son or grandson or these kinds of celebrity, as you mentioned, your life can be not that glamourous. You learn from an early young age to dissociate their public image from the private you see at home, and its sure not all singing and glitters. The only thing you keep, indeed, is their legacy, their courage especially during WW2 or black segregration for parents... and just wonder now what youre gonna do with it, in this new modern society. Thanks for reminders.

[@theamazingdoubleA]

Something I never noticed she looks a lot like Tia and Tamera…..is that just me? 👀

[@KawaiiStars]

mowry?? yeah!! i see it!!

[@mysticIvy324]

More like Tamara

[@Ohsnapitzann]

Josephine Baker was an amazing entertainer she crawled so Megan thee Stallion and Janelle Monaè could sprint!

[@bonita-u9ve]

Love that she discovered France and how better she was treated in that era . Karine can you french actresses , Bridgette Bardot and also Catherine Deneuve

[@wandareese9618]

thank you ms.karine for doing a story on josephine baker she was a beautiful in entertainment industry.

[@Yorubapraises]

I love this woman 🥹 I have the picture of her with just the sheet covering her hanging on my living room wall and a few more of her in my bathroom and kitchen (the one with her cheetah). Us Gemini women do it better! May she rest in heavenly bliss. Edit: she was able to move around in those spaces with those high profile foreigners because she didn't act like an arrogant, ignorant American. They didn't like American WM or WW entertainers because of their attitude. A Gemini, she was adaptable. She learned the French language and catered to the masses when she entertained. She was not what they expected from someone born in America for that time. Even the high class blacks in America had a sense of superiority that was distasteful to foreigners. I would have renounced my citizenship too. Even when she hit rock bottom in France, she was allowed to stay in the castle of a royal. No one would have helped her walk across the street in America.

[@Ms.FullPotential]

Exactly!!

[@sciencedavedunning3415]

You DO understand that, due to gyroscope precession of the equinoxes, all contemporary zodiac charts are approximately 4500 years off, and thus any beliefs or assumptions based on them are as useless and meaningless even IF THERE WERE anything valid about astrological nonsensical beliefs ever ??? You DO realize this, don't you ???

[@juniorchavesopicassodeyahu988]

0:09 Josephine was absolutely beautiful

[@superior_court]

Josephine Baker is one of my favorites, I’m with you on that! She was born before a lot of the stars we see, growing up in the ‘10s and 20’s, it was a different era for women. Even less independence and women would need a man’s approval to get through life, I think her first two marriages was for security and not in the marriage sense we have now. It was a huge benefit to be a married woman (although a child honestly) but with no father, this was how she managed to get by. As for her rainbow tribe, I think she had good intentions especially when all countries were recovering from WWII. There is a lot I don’t agree with and I think she got herself way in deep with 12 children, but their life’s could’ve been infinitely worse. I’m adopted and so are my two brothers and no matter how well you’re raised you can choose a tragic fate for yourself.

[@whatadollslife]

please do Isadora Duncan ,she was globally famous and was born in San Francisco

[@lcestrella]

The charm of a Gemini can never be understated

[@msconcreterose93]

Speak on it ♊️💎

[@jadaallen3646]

At 15, I was wondering what it would be like to have my first boyfriend, but Josephine Baker was married twice at 15. And she received over a 1,500 marriage proposals in her lifetime.

[@veronicajade20]

Josephine Baker was everything. She was a beauty beyond measure.

[@augustG.I.F]

A study of the institution of marriage. Or the history of marriage you will find LITTLE GIRLS are what MOST Men seem to prefer. It's cRaZy but, puts a lot of things into perspective.

[@blackurbangoddess]

Team Gemini My fave celebrity of all time

[@mjstardayz7715]

🤭In the Intro, her voice sounds like a singer in the early Disney movies of my childhood🤗

[@eb_nowhereland]

So much charisma! She sparkles from my screen 100 years later 💛

[@tessie7e777]

Amazing collection of facts, anecdotes, pictures and videos. This was truly an excellent video.

[@fefehelfa2154]

Today is her birthday 🤍 happy birthday ms baker🙏🏽

[@tymia8205]

I’ll keep it real she may have been talented and did right by our people but she was honestly kinda odd..

[@cindykayy3659]

What made her odd? I’m just learning more about her

[@slady7072]

Legendary🧚🏽‍♀️

[@lcestrella]

LEGENDARY 😍😍😍

[@YvonneClements]

She was definitely a one of a kind. A true beauty

[@CharlotteBrown-bh1cd]

She had courage !

[@Lifekarmadeath]

Can you do Billie Holiday please 🙏🏾

[@hellooutthere8956]

I love Josephine Baker. She was such a free spirit and so d*mn brave.

[@jasu5142]

Great video and I love the music so much 🎉

[@desirelavie]

Charging for strangers to come into one’s personal life is not creepy, it’s ahead of the times. Celebrities charge for interviews…. All the time and it costs a lot of money to raise 12 children. Punishments for children at that time were extremely unethical generation X was probably the last generation to experience most of the punishments chronically.

[@M0tamaya]

Do Frida Kahlo!! As she was one of Josephine’s lovers and has an interesting story

[@brigittebeltran6701]

She was ahead of her time...That's why she was considered so shocking...Today she'd be the norm.

[@artmonarchia9096]

2023, The only thing I disagree w/is the comments regarding her children. Josephine Baker sent her son to live with her rich friend due too, having so many children she lost everything including her castle. Her son said, "she did have an orthodox way of doing certain things," but she loved them all very much. The son that was gay also stated his mother put him among the right people because of how he was and he became very successful. So as a good mother; apparently she knew what she was doing.

[@K.D-Gaia]

I loveeeeee me some Josephine!!! She is so iconic to me ❤ Where ever did you find the live clips of her performances?

[@pollodinero]

THANKS !

[@jmichelleART]

She looks so modern, but I think that's because of how little representation there was for women who didn't fit the traditional white look.

[@Blancochicano]

so interesting can’t wait for the frida video

[@oliviajones3637]

And just realized that Josephine somewhat looks similar to Doja Cat. Both are great dancers and performers and creative people.

[@Pheonyx_the_Phenom]

Yesssss that's exactly who she reminds me of!

[@amb7412]

Great video. Thank you!

[@dionneking8]

I def wanna know more about her kids how sad