Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington bring untold WWII story to life with "Six Triple Eight"

Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up on the film "Six Triple Eight," spotlighting the only all-Black women's battalion in Europe during WWII. Washington stars as Charity Adams, the highest-ranking Black female officer.

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Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington on bringing "Six Triple Eight" to the big screen

Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up for a new World War II film, "Six Triple Eight," shedding light on the 6888th Postal Battalion.
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Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington bring untold WWII story to life with "Six Triple Eight"

Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up on the film "Six Triple Eight," spotlighting the only all-Black women's battalion in Europe during WWII. Washington stars as Charity Adams, the ...
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Kerry Washington's 'Six Triple Eight' shows the important role Black women played in WWII

Kerry Washington stars in 'Six Triple Eight' about Women Army Corps’ 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, who took on a herculean task during World War II.
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Column: With 'The Six Triple Eight' and others, Netflix should embrace the power of the TV movie

Netflix is campaigning 'The Six Triple Eight' for Oscars. But its true-life story and wider streaming release are a reminder of the social history of the TV movie.
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Steve Mensch, President of Tyler Perry Studios, Dies at 62

Mr. Mensch, a longtime supporter of the film industry in Georgia, died in a plane crash on Friday in Florida, according to officials.
The New York Times - Dec. 9
Tyler Perry Studios president dies when plane he was piloting crashes

The plane crash happened in Homosassa, about 60 miles north of Tampa.
CBS News - Dec. 7
Executive of Tyler Perry Studios dies when plane he was piloting crashes

The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios has died when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast
ABC News - Dec. 7
President of Tyler Perry Studios Steven Mensch dies in Florida plane crash

Mensch was the pilot and the sole passenger of the plane that crashed on a road in Homosassa, Fla., according to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office.
Los Angeles Times - Dec. 7
Steve Mensch, Tyler Perry Studios president, killed in Florida plane crash

Steve Mensch, the president and general manager at Tyler Perry Studios, was killed when a single-engine plane he was piloting crashed Friday night in Florida.
NBC News - Dec. 7

Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington bring untold WWII story to life with "Six Triple Eight"

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Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington on bringing "Six Triple Eight" to the big screen

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