The Six Triple Eight is now streaming on Netflix.
The 47 year old actress stars in the inspiring story of World War II’s only Women’s Army Corps unit of color.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory was the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to be stationed in Europe during World War II.
She expressed her love and gratitude for them. “Wow wow wow,” she shared the clip of the reenactment of a scene.
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The Six Triple Eight tells the inspiring true story of the incredible and brave women of the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to be stationed overseas during World War II.
During the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, star and executive producer Kerry Washington sat down with The Six Triple Eight producer Nicole Avant for a talk about legacy and impact in storytelling.
“Every single person, Black, white, anywhere in between, male, female — anybody can see themselves in those characters,” Avant said. “Because all stories, to me, are human stories. Everything to me is about humanity.”
That humanity continued to shine through in unpredictable ways during the production of The Six Triple Eight. “I felt like these women were with us in this process,” Washington said. “You felt their spirit all the time.”
The war drama is the story of the war’s only Women’s Army Corps unit of color, which stars Kerry Washington. Tyler Perry wrote and directed the project and produced it alongside Nicole Avant, Angi Bones, Tony L. Strickland, Keri Selig, and Carlota Espinosa.
The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion contributed to the war effort in a unique way: by sorting through a three-year backlog of mail (17 million pieces of it!) that hadn’t been delivered to American soldiers far from home. In the face of discrimination and a vast, unfamiliar country divided by global conflict, these 855 women brought hope to the front lines.
by MAUREEN WARUINGE
