The Six Triple Eight helped rewrite the rules on who could be a soldier – the real story behind the Netflix film
The 6888th US battalion tackled entrenched racism as well as confronting the challenges of sexism in the military – but the ...
Raleigh post office renamed to honor this ‘Six Triple Eight’ WWII veteran
U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross sponsored a bill to rename the post office at 2777 Brentwood Road in Raleigh the “Millie Dunn Veasey ...
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Search for solutions will keep us pointed toward our goals
As leaders, we are called to move forward and improve the situation. I think of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Mary McLeod Bethune, Fannie Lou Hamer or even Brian Stephenson; all Black leaders who ...
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Why ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Is Dedicated to the Late Clarence and Jacqueline Avant
But Nicole doesn’t remember her mother mentioning that Adams commanded the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (or the Six Triple Eight, as they were known) or their heroics during World ...
Tyler Perry reveals his dedication to telling the story of WWII’s unsung all-female battalion in 'The Six Triple Eight’
The war drama, written and directed by Perry, unpacks the lesser-known story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion ...
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Nicknamed the “Six Triple Eight,” the 6888th Central Postal Battalion was the only predominantly Black US. Women's Army Corps unit sent overseas during World War II. Their mission: process ...
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Some Postal Service workers stealing mail: Inspector general report
A recent report by the U.S. Postal Service’s inspector general found that internal mail theft is attributed to having no nationwide policy restricting personal belongings on the workroom floor ...