Josephine Baker To Be First Black Woman Buried in Paris’s Pantheon

[get these nets]

It’s almost the same argument some on this side of the pond might say about the elevation of certain people to high office who may not be seen as ‘native’.

What they don't realize is that they show yet another resemblance with their white counterparts in the US; just like you said, both groups will use foreign Black people as a way to mitigate the Black locals' efforts.

How/What would explain Cesaire being given the honor? and earlier than Baker?

The island he's from, Martinique was, and remains part of France.

The argument is usually presented as whites giving/allowing/favoring a foreign Black over a native born Black.

Baker passed away over 30 years before Cesaire. Yet he was given this honor in 2011.

 

[invalid]

How/What would explain Cesaire being given the honor? and earlier than Baker?

The island he's from, Martinique was, and remains part of France.

The argument is usually presented as whites giving/allowing/favoring a foreign Black over a native born Black.

Baker passed away over 30 years before Cesaire. Yet he was given this honor in 2011.

I guess my astonishment was in her being the first black woman. The black American ex-pat community is so minuscule that I wouldn’t even think of Josephine as a consideration compared to the millions of Afro-French within France and its former colonies. Even the fact that Cesaire is the only contemporary black person to have bestowed that honor before her is quite astonishing. No one from Haiti? Cameroon? Cote D’ Ivoire? No one born in France?

 

[MischievousMonkey]

How/What would explain Cesaire being given the honor? and earlier than Baker?

The island he's from, Martinique was, and remains part of France.

The argument is usually presented as whites giving/allowing/favoring a foreign Black over a native born Black.

Baker passed away over 30 years before Cesaire. Yet he was given this honor in 2011.

I'm not saying that French citizens of African descent don't receive these honors or that they are simply getting overlooked for Black folks from elsewhere.

My point is that the timing of this particular selection is purposive and serves as a defense of French colorblind multiculturalism at a moment when it is heavily challenged and juxtaposed to the US model, especially by local black activists. A Fanon, let's say, would not really be appropriate right now.

So it's not about competing with other Black folks for places in the French pantheon (I doubt any legitimate candidate would see it that way anyway), but more so about how white folks, wherever they at, will pick the example of some foreign Black people and dress it as a rebuttal to the Black locals' criticisms.

 

[get these nets]

 

[Yinny]

Interesting, I haven’t checked out much of her work.

 

[get these nets]

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Respectfully I'm trying to see what her grand daughter look like

 

[invalid]

She’s buried in Monaco ??

Her coffin just contains dirt ??

 

[get these nets]

04/17/25

France in focus - 'Paris Noir': A cultural crossroads for Black artists

Paris's status as a cosmopolitan hub for artists from all over the world was forged in the 20th century, particularly in the postwar period, when it was seen as a beacon for Black artists and intellectuals…

www.france24.com

 

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05/13/25

 

[get these nets]

Entrée to Black Paris: Exploring Black History & Culture in the City of Light​

Nov 10, 2025
In this episode of Global Lifestyle, World Wide Nate sits down with Entrée to Black Paris, a groundbreaking cultural experience company uncovering the Black history, art, and identity that shaped Paris. Because the City of Light would not shine as brightly without the contributions of Africans and people of African descent, Entrée to Black Paris has chosen to celebrate this enduring legacy through walking tours and cultural experiences that bring to life the powerful stories of African American and other Black creatives—writers, artists, and musicians—who built community and helped shape the cultural heartbeat of Paris.

In this conversation, we dive into: How Entrée to Black Paris connects travelers to Black history and culture in Paris The global legacy of Black artists, writers, and thinkers in France Why Paris has long been a sanctuary for Black creatives and intellectuals How the Black experience in Paris continues to evolve today This isn’t just a travel story — it’s a cultural journey through art, identity, and belonging

 

[3rdWorld]

fukk France

 

[King Sun]

Im split on this because she's being buried next to people that had their hands in chattel slavery and forced her to move to France just so she can get a shot at being a star. But if anybody non cac should be buried there she's one of them

 

[Maruchan]

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[Maruchan]

She was a c00n

Spoiler

But them titties tho?

Lynn Whitfield clears anyway