New Hanover County to host event recognizing WWII Women’s Army Corps unit the 6888th Battalion
New Hanover County will host a Black History Month event to recognize the all-black WWII Women’s Army Corps unit the 6888th ...
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Black History Month: Women's Army Corps trailblazer was 'serious' about nursing, bowling, life
The recent film "The Six Triple Eight" follows a group of African American women in the 6888th Central Postal Directory ...
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New war film honors all-Black, all-female WWII battalion’s service featuring Oklahoma women
A powerful new war film, The Six Triple Eight, sheds light on the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only all-Black, all-female unit stationed in Europe during WWII. Their mission?
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80 years later, movie tells story of SC woman’s battalion during World War II
By the time the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was sent to Birmingham, England, in 1944, millions of pieces of mail sat untouched. Rats had gotten into some packages containing food, and ...
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Central Florida Comic Con wraps up historic 3-day event
A childhood with the common ground of a love for all things comics, cosplay and cartoons. Snowballing off the success already, plans for Central Florida Comic Con 2026 are already in the works.
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Tyler Perry’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Is His Most-Watched Netflix Movie to Date, Boosts His Other Movies on the Streamer by 45% (EXCLUSIVE)
Tyler Perry’s “The Six Triple Eight” is not only his most-watched Netflix movie to date — with 52.4 million views over its first four weeks on the streamer — but the historical drama has ...
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Apparent homeless man, 27, found dead inside Central Park: cops
A 27-year-old man who appeared to be homeless was discovered dead inside Central Park amid freezing temperatures Wednesday evening, police said. The man was found unconscious and unresponsive at ...
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UPS, U.S. Postal Service package delivery change: What it will mean for P.O. Box users
UPS has ended a contract with the U.S. Postal Service and the termination means changes for some people with post office boxes. Under the change, UPS Sure Post packages are now only being ...
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Families salute Maryland women of the “Six Triple Eight”
Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, the predominantly black postal unit now the subject of the blockbuster film “The Six Triple Eight.” After decades of ...