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Is Tyler Perry's new film 'The Six Triple Eight' based on a true story? Here's what we know

Are you a fan of history and drama? Tyler Perry's new Netflix film "The Six Triple Eight" is based on a true story about the only U.S. Women's Army Corps unity of color stationed overseas during World ...
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‘The Six Triple Eight’: Why Kerry Washington And The Cast Call The Film A Love Letter

Tyler Perry’s new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight, focuses on the group, also known as the U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. Kerry Washington and Ebony Obsidian lead the ...
Variety

Tyler Perry on Directing Oprah Winfrey for the First Time in ‘The Six Triple Eight’: ‘I Wanted to Find Something Worthy of Her’

Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey have been friends for nearly two decades, but his latest film, Netflix’s “The Six Triple Eight,” marks the first time Perry directed the cultural icon. The film reveals ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Big Sean Brings Grandmother’s Photo to ‘Six Triple Eight’ Premiere, With Real-Life Connection to Tyler Perry’s Film

Kerry Washington stars in the Netflix drama about World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color, which was written and directed by Perry. By Brande Victorian Deputy Awards Editor “I told Tyler ...
WGRZ

commUNITY spotlight: WNY's connection to the film The Six Triple Eight

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Six Triple Eight is the latest war drama film about the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. It was an all-Black and all-female battalion in World War II. There is also a ...