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Kerry Washington Leads Women’s Army Corps Unit of Color in Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ WWII Film Teaser

Netflix has shared the teaser for Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight. The film, which was written, directed and produced by Perry, stars Kerry Washington as Major Charity Adams, the first Black woman ...
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A Black, all-female WWII unit got a congressional medal 80 years after making history

The only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in World War II received a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday, exactly 80 years after pulling off an incredible organizational feat. The ...
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WWII's only Women's Army Corps unit of color featured in 'The Six Triple Eight'

In recent years, we've seen more and more books and films that examine little-known parts of history - "Hidden Figures," for example. Now, filmmaker Tyler Perry has teamed up with actress Kerry ...
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Watch: Kerry Washington helms first Women's Army Corps unit of color in 'The Six Triple Eight'

In "The Six Triple Eight," Kerry Washington portrays Major Charity Adams. Photo courtesy of Bob Mahoney/Perry Well Films 2/ Netflix Nov. 25 (UPI) --Netflix is previewing Tyler Perry's The Six Triple ...
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Kerry Washington helms Women's Army Corps in 'The Six Triple Eight'

Nov. 25 (UPI) --Netflix is previewing Tyler Perry's The Six Triple Eight. The film "is inspired by the first and only Women's Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII," an official logline ...