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Published on February 5, 2015

Published on February 5, 2015

Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses and slick hair-dos, her exotic beauty generated nicknames "Black Venus," "Black Pearl" and "Creole Goddess." 

Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses …

Published on February 5, 2015

The look was dramatic, sophisticated and classy during the Harlem Renaissance. And by the way, hats and gloves were an absolute must, darling!

The look was dramatic, sophisticated and classy during the Harlem Renaissance. And by the way, hats and gloves were an absolute must, darling!

Published on February 5, 2015

Cab Calloway who became a star with his performances at the Cotton Club and his song "Minnie the Moocher" (1931).

Cab Calloway who became a star with his performances at the Cotton Club and his song "Minnie the Moocher" (1931).

Published on February 5, 2015

Check out the dapper threads of Claude McKay, a Jamaican poet best known for his novels and poems, including "If We Must Die"

Check out the dapper threads of Claude McKay, a Jamaican poet best known for his novels and poems, including "If We Must Die"

Published on February 5, 2015

Fashionably conscious children walk down the streets of Harlem, dressed to the nines, during the Harlem Renaissance era.

Fashionably conscious children walk down the streets of Harlem, dressed to the nines, during the Harlem Renaissance era.

Published on February 5, 2015

Published on February 5, 2015

Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on her nomination.

Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on her nomination.

Published on February 5, 2015

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