'The 6 Triple Eight', an American war drama, has become Tyler Perry's most-watched Netflix film. Viewed close to 75 million times, it tells the largely unknown story of the all-black, all-woman 6888 ...

[First released in 2023.] The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only unit comprised entirely of Black women to have been deployed overseas during World War II, and it had served a ...

LOUISIANA (KLFY) — During World War II, the mail system in Europe was backlogged by more than two years. This resulted in U.S. soldiers being unable to get mail or send letters to their loved ones ...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WTMJ) — The legacy of the 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion continues to inspire generations. This historic group of approximately 850 African American women made history ...

Donna Lewis knew her mother -- Osceola-born Cpl. Virgie Lee Caywood Freeman -- had served in the Women's Army Corps during World War II. However, she did not realize her mother was a member of the now ...

The women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion probably never imagined seeing their life stories on the screen. After all, they were just hard-working women from all walks of life. Tyler ...

There is a rich heritage of African American history in our country that is unknown. Therefore, it is an honor when someone discovers that their own ancestor(s) had a part in the history of our ...