When Abbott Elementary co-stars Quinta Brunson and Sheryl Lee Ralph stepped onto the 2024 Emmy Awards red carpet, their looks had one key point in common—sleek kiss curls à la Josephine Baker.

Picture the famous picture of Josephine Baker rocking her flapper curls and ... the American standard of beauty and ...

Josephine Baker (1906-1975) found fame in France in the 1920s as the American expat who danced in “a mere belt of bananas.” ...

She would also release Bakerfix, a hair pomade that promised to give ... and experienced a tumultuous childhood. Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald on 6 June 1906 in St. Louis Missouri.