The Forgotten Black Woman Behind Betty Boop
![The Forgotten Black Woman Behind Betty Boop](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/57c/491/454e84026bfe17a04861a8194ef55a752c-13-betty-boop.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg)
Few have heard about “Baby” Esther, the black cabaret performer who served as an inspiration for Betty Boop.
![](https://intheirownleaguehome.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/featuring-betty-e1587294043722.jpg?w=870&h=720&crop=1)
Betty Boop – In Their Own League
![](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IPTk54v2psc/WWVKYoFg-EI/AAAAAAAAAJI/93zq8BWXaC03p3ueygH9tv8PldHSHrZWACEwYBhgL/s1600/Boop7.jpg)
Betty Boop Through the Years
![](https://i0.wp.com/sawarimi.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/KGrHqRHJBoENw7rOmRBQN6upebg60_57-297x300.jpg?resize=249%2C252)
Esther Jones' Stolen Boop: A White Woman's Fame built on a Black Woman's Boop – SawariMedia
![](https://www.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2023/10/D8B42703-9ABA-4E89-B777-E9DFF3007EBB-e1696378522784.png)
Black Woman Makes History With Lead Role In Upcoming Broadway Show, 'BOOP! The Betty Boop Musical'
![](https://townsquare.media/site/622/files/2016/10/boop_window.png?w=980&q=75)
A Quick Primer On Betty Boop And Her World
![](https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/57c/491/454e84026bfe17a04861a8194ef55a752c-13-betty-boop.2x.rhorizontal.w710.jpg)
The Forgotten Black Woman Behind Betty Boop
Destiney Powell on Instagram: Drop 🖤🖤🖤 if you knew that Betty Boop was a talented Black Woman? . . . The Original Ms. Boop sold this month and I couldn't be more
![](https://blackdoctor.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/boop-facebook-209x300.png)
The Real Betty Boop: Meet The Woman Behind The Character
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GL9rBgCgaVU/default.jpg)
The Dark and SHADY History of Betty Boop
![](https://thesource.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/BabyEsther.jpg)
Esther Jones: The Real Inspiration Behind Betty Boop - The Source
the dark truth behind sweet betty bop|TikTok Search
![](https://www.essence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GettyImages-1325832576-scaled.jpg)
Was Betty Boop Inspired By A Black Girl?
black bettyboop|TikTok Search