When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944, she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail ...

Charity Adams Earley laid the groundwork for today’s integrated military as the top-ranking Black woman officer and paved the way for Black women in service.

Many wonder how Charity Adams Earley, portrayed by Kerry Washington, died and the legacy she left behind. So how did The Six Triple Eight’s Charity Adams die and what’s the true story?

We expressed that not only was Charity Adams Earley a Daytonian with strong ties to many civic-minded organizations in our community, but her son, Stanley, was on The Neon’s board for several ...

“The Six Triple Eight” tells the story of Charity Adams-Earley, commander of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion during World War II, first in England, then in France. Produced by ...

Getty Images In the drama “The Six Triple Eight,” Kerry Washington plays Lieutenant Colonel Charity Adams Earley, the highest-ranking Black officer in World War II. Earley, along with over 800 ...

The 6888th US battalion tackled entrenched racism as well as confronting the challenges of sexism in the military – but the film largely misses this intersection.

Communities throughout the Miami Valley have planned events and celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is on ...

COLUMBIA — When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in 1944 , she was faced with a monumental task: Get millions of pieces of mail to the soldiers meant to receive them. Under her ...

Charity Adams Earley inspects members of the 6888th Postal Battalion in Birmingham, England, in 1945. (Provided/U.S. Army Women's Museum) COLUMBIA — When Charity Adams Earley was sent across seas in ...