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Tyler Perry teams with Kerry Washington for Six Triple Eight on Netflix
Netflix debuts The Six Triple Eight on December 20, a war drama about the Black women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion who cleared a massive mail backlog in WWII. Kerry Washington and Tyler Perry produce and star, honoring veteran Lena Derriecott King and other servicewomen of color.
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