Ebony Obsidian Discusses Role in ‘The Six Triple Eight’ and Bringing Forgotten WWII Story to Light
“At first I had a lot of shame,” Ebony Obsidian says of learning about her new movie “ The Six Triple Eight .” “ Kerry ...
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Learning the history of an all-Black women Corp, ‘Six Triple Eight’
The year was 1945, and 855 women were in the all-Black women's army corp 'Six Triple Eight,' shipped out to Birmingham, ...
Quiet heroes: Netflix film features all-women WWII unit ‘Six Triple Eight’
The women of the 6888th, subjects of the recent Netflix film The Six Triple Eight, were honored Wednesday evening at the ...
Vet of ‘Six Triple Eight’ regiment made US history before returning to inspire NC town
I am proud of her for wanting to do that. Back then being an African American and a woman in the military, they looked down ...
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Historic Stage Play SIX TRIPLE EIGHT Returns For Three Performances
SistaStyle Productions will present Six Triple Eight, a historical drama by award-winning playwright Mary McCallum, running ...
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Honoring Hickory woman who was a member of The Six Triple Eight
The city of Hickory is celebrating Black history by highlighting the work of one of the first and only all-Black unit in the ...
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A cultural center in Leavenworth started researching the 'Six Triple Eight' long before the movie came out
The battalion, nicknamed "The Six Triple Eight," had a critical mission — to redistribute and sort around 17 million pieces of mail for the European Theater of Operations. Through historical ...
Maryland woman "proud" of mother's role in Six Triple Eight battalion during World War II
The Six Triple Eight, a military battalion made up of 855 Black women during World War II, included 19 from Maryland.