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In 1902, a Black Performer Took the World by Storm. Her Story Resonates Today.

Le Cake-Walk: Rob This England (#1), 2020, Heather Agyepong. (Commissioned by The Hyman Collection) Le Cake-Walk: Razzle Dazzle (#2), 2020, Heather Agyepong. (Commissioned by The Hyman Collection) “Aida Overton Walker was someone I needed deeply,” the British Ghanaian visual artist and actor Heather Agyepong tells me. A turn-of-the-century vaudeville performer, Overton Walker earned worldwide stardom…