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Tyler Perry's new film "The Six Triple Eight" is one of Netflix's most streamed movies of the past month. Is it based on a true story?
Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Tyler Perry's war movie 'The Six Triple Eight,' starring Kerry Washington.
Neither of the two living veterans of the Six Triple Eight were in attendance to receive the honor, according to retired Colonel Edna Cummings, who led a multi-year effort advocating for the honor.
The Six Triple Eight's release has sparked much interest and conversations about certain unsung heroes of World War II. This article unpacks the facts from fiction. The post The Fact And Fiction ...
Members of the “Six Triple Eight,” the only all-women and majority Black Battalion to serve in World War II received the Congressional Gold Medal.
Netflix will release Tyler Perry’s WWII drama “The Six Triple Eight” in theaters on December 6 and on its platform on December 20. The film, starring Kerry Washington, is based on a historic ...
80 years after breaking racial and gender barriers, the women of the Six Triple Eight are recognized with Congress' highest civilian honor.
The Six Triple Eight, as the battalion was nicknamed, was tasked with sorting through 17 million pieces of undelivered mail in Europe and ensuring it was delivered to U.S. soldiers.
The story behind how the lead costume designer for the Tyler Perry-directed film presented key historical figures in custom and well-cut uniforms.
The only black, all-female unit to serve in Europe during World War II, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight, will be presented Tuesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Black female WWII unit, ‘Six Triple Eight,’ receives congressional honor “The Six Triple Eight are great American patriots, loyal to a nation that, for far too long, failed to return the favor.