Tyler Perry is currently developing a WWII drama for Netflix titled Six triple eightand it was announced that Kerry Washington And Oprah Winfrey they were chosen to star in the film. The film will tell the inspiring true story of the only all-black, all-female WWII battalion.
Perry is writing and directing the film and it is based on an article by Kevin M. Hymel which was published in History of World War II magazine of Sovereign Media on the 6888th Mailing List Battalion, consisting of 855 Black women. When these women joined the war effort, “they were given the Herculean task of sorting and delivering a three-year backlog of undelivered mail.”
The synopsis for the film reads: “Facing discrimination, unfamiliar lands and a war-torn country, they persevered and sorted over 17 million pieces of mail, reconnecting American soldiers with their families and loved ones back home. The motto that kept them going every day was one they had created themselves: “No mail, low morale.” The women of 6888 didn’t just deliver the mail, they brought hope.”
This is a story that has never really been told. I’m a WWII history buff and have never heard of it, so I’m curious and excited to learn more! On March 14, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the bill for these women to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, which is Congress’s highest honor.
The rest of the ensemble cast includes Ebony obsidian, Miluna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Jay Reeves, Jeante Godlock, Moria Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums And Greg Sulkinwith Dean Norris, Sam Waterstone And Susan Sarandon.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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