Delivering Hope & Shattering Barriers: Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, H.E.R. & Many More Attend The World Premiere Of ‘The Six Triple Eight’ In Los Angeles

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Delivering Hope & Shattering Barriers: Kerry Washington, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, H.E.R. & Many More Attend The World Premiere Of ‘The Six Triple Eight’ In Los Angeles

Click inside to check out some photos from the event celebrating the film that honors the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII.

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